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Chapter 2: Raven and the Book
Scene 3: Odin’s Ravens


Old one eyed bearded man: *speaks to a crow* “Your book Ms Eon.”
Eon: “Yes?”
Old Man: “Is kept by one named Axle.”
Hanyuu: *nervous look*
Eon: “Where can we find him?”
Old man: “He travels far and fast, to many places. It would be foolish. He has already opened gates to several different dimensions.”
Hanyuu: “Shh!”
Everyone: *stares*
Hanyuu: “I mean uh…”
Eon: *puts hand on hip* “Spit it out.”
Hanyuu: “I just said uh…”
Eon: “You know something.”
Hanyuu: “No I don’t.”
Eon: “You just hushed him.”
Hanyuu: “I didn’t mean to make that sound, honest.” *pauses* "It was the skeptical sound you know?"
Eon: *Raises skeptical look* “I won’t forget this.”
Old man: “These gates, I could have them marked and placed on a map.” *glances over * “Zathire, go to Gannondorf’s hut, there she resides.”
Zathire: *heart skips a beat* “Ganondorf! There she is!” *smiles* *looks worried* “She was looking for another man…” *nods down* “There’s no way I could beat him…” *looks up* “I’ll have to confront him none-the-less, even if he is both my friend and second father.”
Aeyine: “You can win brother. Just keep getting stronger.”
Vercon: “Your family scares me.”
Zathire: “I’m staying here and eating for 3 days. On the third day I march to my death.”
Aeyine: “You could win.”
Zathire: “No little sister I cannot, but that’s no excuse.”
Aeyine: “Well at least you have the right attitude about it.”
Hanyuu: “You and your brother need to calm down... and sometimes talk things out.” *shakes head* “And I’m not talking about between you two, I’m talking about with every action you take. Seriously calm down.”
Eon: *snags parcel*
Hanyuu: “No!” *grabs it back*
Aeyine: *takes it* “Sorry but if I talked you would have said no.” *holds up out of jumping range* “What is it Eon?”
Eon: “A magic letter, that writes back. She’s been very secretive about it.”
Aeyine: “Raven master, what do you make of it?” *hands it over*
Hanyuu: *jumps for it*
Aeyine: *grabs Hanyuu before the movement started* “I’m not dumb.”
Hanyuu: “You had me fooled; you’re related to your brother after all.”
Aeyine: “Really? That much of an attitude… I wonder; if we’re so dumb, if you can name one thing you expect us not to know, that you do?”
Raven Master: “The device is as Eon claims but I cannot tell just with my eye, which person made it or what for.”
Zathire: *yawn* “I could tell you just by the way she giggles day in and out that’s she in love with whoever it is on the other side writing back. *yawn* “All that feasting wore me out I’m taking a nap.”
Kitez: “Now that’s the Zathire I remember.”
Eon: “Is it true?” *smiles*
Hanyuu: “Why should I tell, it’s none of your business.”
Zathire: “Yes would be a lot shorter answer, but damn with that sort of defensive recoil you sure convicted yourself of the crime.” *raises eyebrow and sighs* “You do realize that talking to someone in the middle of nowhere is weird, creepy and has no chance of going anywhere. Well unless the circumstances are even weirder and creepier yet.”
Hanyuu: “Just leave me alone okay.”
Zathire: “As a favor to you I’ll kill him on site.”
Eon: *nods head* “I definitely approve of said action.”
Hanyuu: *shakes head, takes back paper and wonders off around the corner*

4 DAYS LATER WITH ELF

Elf: “Wait humans. I hear something. This was the area I was told I would find someone we elves know very well, a human who made it into our society.”
Edgeworth: “Do you think its Zathire?”
Myth: “I hope not. While I feel like a round two is necessary, I almost understand why he did what he did, I mean I almost blindly killed him, simply from my lust for Hanyuu…”
Elf: *comes back down from tree* “You’re right, I remember them dying. I remember all of them dying.” *motions for them to follow* “Be careful the one in black will notice us first.”

Hayabusapiro: “Something’s moving in those bushes there. It’s following us and somehow knew we’re here before I knew. I don’t like that. I don’t like anything that knows where I am first.” *draws out two throwing stars*
Elf: *emerges*
Edgeworth, Myth, Yuki: *follow suit*
Hayabusapiro: *lowers weapons* “More people I’d rather not have seen again.”
Elf: “Very funny human, but I would like to speak to the one in charge.”
Ms Elric: “Yeah what do you want?”
Hayabusapiro: “I don’t remember voting for you to be my leader.”
Ms Elric: “Of course not; I never need a vote, a leader is a leader after all.”
Elf: “I see… Well I was referring to the blued haired one.”
Snow Dragon: “Yes?”
Elf: “Do you remember one called Zathire?”
Snow Dragon: “Of course! I mean to kill him!”
Elf: “I wouldn’t advise that.”
Snow Dragon: “Why would an elf...?”
Elf: “First of all he died just like you. Second of all if he killed you, it would be arrogant to assume something different would result from a second incursion. I don’t think he intended to kill you until he saw him.” *looks down on ninja*
Hayabusapiro: *laughs* “Considering what I did, it was an honest mistake.”
Snow Dragon: “How can you call...?” *stunned*
Hayabusapiro: “Severity and innocence are two different categories of a crime.” *laughs* “Not that I care who you want to make a corps of…”
Edgeworth and Myth: *catch up*
Edgeworth: “Long time no see.”
Hayabusapiro: “More familiar faces.” *crackles neck* “What do you think that one battle together made us all friends?”
Everyone: *awkward silence*
Elf: “Your ego is inflated.” *cocky smile*
Hayabusapiro: “Watch it bitch, I can easily go from neutral to enemy.”
Elf: *ignores* “But then again all humans are pretty much the same: Useless and with some misguided view of themselves as individuals with the divine capability to achieve more than next to nothing.”
Hayabusapiro: *raises ninja stars*
Elf: *snaps fingers* *vines ensnare Hayabusapiro and restrain him immediately* “Don’t forget your place human.”
Hayabusapiro: “Bitch…”
Ms Elric: “What the?” *back steps nervously*
Elf: “Defiant to the end. I could tighten them and choke you if I choose. I would have little trouble crushing a scrawny man like you.”
Snow Dragon: *looks at Hayabusa’s muscles* “Scrawny?”
Elf: *narrows eyes* “I could have even restrained the Crimson Beak if I wanted, but I never figured it’d be necessary.” *pause* “Up to that point I had stayed and tolerated the presences of you humans, knowing once he finished his ordeal with the Crimson Beak we could leave. My plan fell to pieces..." *looks up* "Or so I thought until now. I’m going to assume you humans aren’t the only ones who have returned to life.”
Hayabusapiro: “Great then go; I’m fine without your presence.” *smiles* “Unless you’re in a bed with your legs spread I don’t have a use for you.”
Elf: *doesn’t blink* “No, this is the part where you aid me in searching for him.”
Ms Elric: “Miss uh... elf... you got to understand he’s not the type to give in. Even the slightest bit of his pride outweighs his life. He’ll choke before he agrees to help you.”
Elf: “Very well then, for your pride, an honorable quality amongst us elves, I will ask you if you know anything and let you go if I’m satisfied with the answer. Otherwise I will leave you to spend the better of your day scratching your way from these vines.”
Hayabusapiro: “He left to the mountains with Kitez.”
Elf: *releases Hayabusapiro* “Any idea as to why?”
Hayabusapiro: “If he said, it was nothing I bothered to remember.” *back-flips and disappears into trees*
Edgeworth and Myth: “Will someone please help us!” *restraining Yuki*
Yuki: “Why no food?” *looks longingly at Katako*
Edgeworth: “No food.”
Katako: *charges*
Ms Elric: *grabs more to let him know to stop than to have any chance of holding back the yak's strength* “Whoa there boy.”
Yuki: *drool falling from mouth, tries extra hard to get closer*
Katako: (barely understandable) “I’ll smash her! I’ll smash her!”
Edgeworth: “Lets just both keep separated.”
Katako: “I warn you little missy this yak bites back.”
Yuki: “Food talks…” *relaxes* “If food talks I will not eat.”
Ms Elric: “There’s no way that runt could do anything to Katako; she’s less than 100 pounds I can tell from here. Katako has to weigh at least a ton. She’d fit in his mouth.”
Edgeworth: “Don’t underestimate her. I make my living on people underestimating her.”
Elf: “Well humans, in order to achieve my goal I will permit you to enter my forest. Only Snow Dragon has earned a right to do so, but today all of you who follow me will.”
Ms Elric: “Well I can’t say I’m fond of always being looked down on, but if it’s that rare of an opportunity, hey I guess why not… I only live once. Wait… make that two times.”
Edgeworth: “Wow a real elf forest I’ve heard stories.”

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Chapter 2: Raven and the Book
Scene 4: Eon’s Snack


Zathire: *sniff* *sniff* “It can’t be…”
Eon: “Now what ridiculous surprise am I in for?”
Zathire: “That smell it could only be her.” *runs off*
Eon: “Here we go again.”
White Haired Elf: “Zathire… it… it can’t be... My sister said you might be coming back to life. I thought she was just crying out a hopeless delusion caused by a broken heart.”
Zathire: “I thought… that smell I was sure…”
White Haired Elf: “I suppose you don’t remember my name, I’m Mellen’s sister?”
Zathire: “Who’s Mellen?”
Kitez: *sighs* “Ehh… it’s the elf your in love with you thick headed barbarian… Sheesh even I remember.”
White Haired Elf: “I’m Negina, you just missed your sister she was here at Gannon’s but heard something about dead people coming back to life and went looking for you.” *wraps arm around back of neck* “I can see what she sees in you.” *bites lower lip, presses closer*
Zathire: “Are you attempting to cheat your sister out of me?”
Negina: *giggles and pushes him away* “No unfortunately I have my loyalties, but it sure would be fortunate if such circumstances weren’t in place, don't you think.” *wink*
Eon: “Wow.”
Zathire: “That’s a relief I thought I would have to kill Ganondorf, don’t know how that would have worked out.”
Negina: “About Ganondorf there’s something you should know.”
Zathire: *closes eyes and sighs*
Negina: “Actually it's good news.”
Zathire: *opens eyes confused*
Negina: “But you should find her first, I want you to be with her when you find out.” *points* “I believe she went that way with three others, she said they knew who you were.”
Hanyuu: *random smile* *starts hastily writing*
Eon: “Knew Zathire, what were their names?”
Negina: “She said one was Edgeworth, the others she didn’t remember.”
Hanyuu: “Edgeworth?”
Zathire: “I’m going now.”
Eon: “Well I have to investigate the smash world; Raven Master said Axle might try to use it. I’ll at least warn Ganondorf to let no one through.”
Hanyuu: *thought pause* “I’ll watch the barbarian. Personally Eon, I have a gut feeling this is where we’ll find more clues.”
Eon: “Are you sure it’s not just because James, your card and Edgeworth are on a similar boat?”
Hanyuu: “I guess you’ll just have to see when you catch up.”
Kitez: “I want to see the others too auntie.”
Vercon: *is amused at how they leave* “Don’t worry Eon we’ll go with you.”
Aeyine: “I was going to say: not as loyal as I’d hoped.”
Ruri: “I suppose I will as well.”
Kitez: *horrified expression*
Zathire: *looks at Kitez* “Hopefully this means you're changing your mind.” *begins walking*
Negina: “Good luck finding her and if you don’t I can keep you company in the mean time.” *giggle* “Only kidding.”
Hanyuu: “Do elves have something for him, or something, because I seriously don’t understand what they see.”
Aeyine: “Of all the sophisticated and feminine people, none are more so than the elves, I can’t see how they are anything less than disgusted with him.”
Kitez: “Ah wait!”

WITH THE ELF

Hayabusapiro: “What’s this?” *returns to the group*
Elf: “Back already?”
Snow Dragon: “This is rather odd. A door…”
Ms Elric: “Looks magic and weird, no way I’m going through.”
Edgeworth: “Well then I’ll lead the way.”
Yuki: *follows*
Hayabusapiro: “Some tall guy with a cloak went in there.”
Ms Elric: “I’m getting out of here before someone convinces me to follow.”
Snow Dragon: “I don’t see why I should be going there either.”
Myth: “Of course you two ladies will need a gentleman to escort you.”

1 DAY LATER

Kitez: (like a nerdy alarm) “Alert, alert, alert!”
Zathire: “God you’re annoying, even more than when you were a squirrel.”
Hanyuu: *blind look*
Kitez: “There’s a thing. There’s a thing.”
Zathire: “Yeah about every time you’re not floating in a void there's a thing.”
Kitez: “No you don’t understand it’s a… It’s a thing just come and see.”
Zathire: “Ehh…”

AT THE THING

Zathire: “Well I see why YOU couldn’t describe it.” *glances at it* [there’s several gyrating disks around it] “Look’s like a metal doorway.” *shrugs* “I guess I’ll go through.”
Hanyuu: *shrugs* *goes in too*
Kitez: *grumbles then follows*
Zathire (Ike): "Hey I remember being this twig before, watch.” *chucks sword up in air* *nothing unusual happens* “Uh last time it made me do flips and what not. I look a little fatter than I did before.”
Kitez (Mordecai): “This is really strange; I don’t remember being a fat man before.”
Hanyuu (Mist): “My cleavers are a sword.” *shrugs* “Oh well” *moves 4 steps forward and 2 steps left* *freezes* “What the… I can’t move.”
Zathire (Ike): “Let me see.” *follows* *pushes Hanyuu (shove)* [Hanyuu + 1 square left] *freezes*
Kitez (Mordecai): *follows suit* “Hey I can see your names your Ike and your Mist.” *pushes Zathire (smite)* [Zathire + 2 squares up] *freezes*

ENEMY PHASE

Red armored units: *navigate in linear movements*

TWO MORE PHASES
*new people arrive*
Hanyuu (Mist): “Well that’s good the odds seem better now.”

Red unit: *lines up with little girl in light robes with light purple hair*
Red unit: *thrusts spear*
Little girl: *steps back dodges and opens a book and summons lightning* *zaps armored unit twice and kills him*

Frozen units: *regain movement*
Mordecai: *reads* “That girl is Illana and he’s Volk.”
Illana: “I’m so hungry…”
Ike: “Tell me about it. What the hell are these red guys doing? What’s their problem?” *cracks one*
Sephiran: *absorbs life from all red units* *huge sigh* “Ah what a relief…”

Man in hood: *appears as a cut scene, takes an emblem and goes through door*
Everyone: *chases after*
Illana: *becomes Yuki*
Sephiran: *becomes Eon:
Ike: *becomes Zathire*
Caravan: *becomes Edgeworth*
Mordicai: *becomes Kitez*

Kitez: “Eon I thought you were going to take a while and go to Ganondorf?”
Eon: “I did two days ago. Man what a relief… those snacks, I mean red guys… I needed that.”
Zathire: “Hey it’s you! You’re the hungry one. I never thought I’d see you again.”
Yuki: “You’re back. More feasts time!”
Edgeworth: “Zathire, long time no see buddy. Your elf was just here she was some heron priestess; she just left a few turns early looking for you. I think you just crossed paths.”
Eon: “Well Ike, I think I liked this body better than the last one I used when battling beside you. That furry dog thing in brawl didn’t do to well.” *steel object vibrates* “Hello?” *listens then puts it down* “It’s Ruri; he says we should return to Ganondorf’s as soon as possible.”
Kitez: “What’s that?”
Eon: “A radio phone.” *shrugs* “I can talk to him as long as he has his.”

NEAR GANON’S COTTAGE

Negina: “You again. *Looks at Myth*
Myth: “Surprised to see me? I thought you elves would have noticed long ago.”
Negina: *smiles* “I did but there’s no point in saying anything until I know you can hear. It seems you’ve brought more company. Well humans, are you here to purchase milk?”
Ms Elric: “Uh…”
Negina: “Come this way, you look like you could use rest either way.”
Snow Dragon: “Thank you we’ve been wandering.”
Negina: *leads them to Ganon’s cottage*
Ruri: “The others are on their way.”
Ganondorf: “I have little time to waste.”
Myth: “What’s going on?”
Ganondorf: *ushers Myth, Snow Dragon and Ms Elric into the smash portal, then follows*
Ms Elric (Captain Falcon): “Interesting… …Now if only I could have one of these bodies at my disposal when I’m a normal girl to help me out.”
Snow Dragon (Nana): “You’re always so perverted. Hmm I’m not sure we we're supposed to agree to this.”
Myth (Link): “Awesome, I’m so badass.”
Ganondorf (Ganondorf but fat): “There is a foe to vanquish.” *notices link* *gets ready to crush*
Myth (Link): “Eeek, hey man it’s me…”
Ganondorf: *fingers twitter* “Right, old habits…”
Roy: *appears*
Ganondorf: “Roy? This is brawl not melee.”
Roy: “That’s not the only thing that’s different.” *maniacal smile* *stabs Ganondorf*
Ganondorf: [No percent is taken, rather he crumbles injured, bleeding]
Snow Dragon (Nana): *gasps* “I knew this was a bad idea.”
Ms Elric (Captain Falcon): “I know where I stand.” *B-forward (fire uppercut)*
Roy: *calmly dodges* “As I’d hoped my experiment with blending realities is becoming successful.”
Ganondorf: “Does punch.”
Roy: *reflect* [30 damage x 1.5 + fire damage to Ganondorf but Ganon is additionally cut and bleeding] “Excellent, well I’ll be departing now.”
Myth: *fires arrow*
Roy: *portal opens and Roy traverses it* [arrow hits nothing]

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Chapter 3: Half Elf
Scene 1: Reverse Collected


Yuki: “Zatire, Zafire, your name is hard to say.”
Zathire: *doing pushups* “149, 150 glah…” *falls on belly* “What is it?”
Yuki: “Girl…” *points to ears* “With pointy big ones. Elf wants to find you but leaves for forest.” *eyes open* “She is your favorite, you must find her. You must.”
Zathire: (even though Edgeworth already told him) “She was here?”
Yuki: “She was other person in that world when we changed but she left first.”
Eon: “With each one of those transitions where we froze a day passed by in our world, there’s no telling where she could be by now.”
Zathire: *sniffs around* “I can smell her scent, it’s definitely true she was here, but it’s too vague to track.”
Hanyuu: “You’re a sick freak.” *raises eyebrow* “How do you always know how to sense elves? That one time you almost killed me don’t tell me you smelled her then?”
Zathire: “No, that time I recognized the sound from a splash, where the water was slightly different than the compounds found in anything other than elf tears.”
Eon: (interrupts) “It’s true. How do I know? Don’t ask. It’s just him, so it must be true.”
Hanyuu: “You’re a freak.”
Zathire: *doing pushups again* “53, 54, Huh I wasn’t paying attention. 57” *hears something* “Wait… Hanyuu we're going to make a mutual deal.”
Hanyuu: “Not likely.”
Pig: *squeals* *runs snorting*
Zathire: *barges out of bushes* “HAA!”
Eon: “Oh no, he’s on a rampage.”
Kitez: “Must we always kill the animals?”
Yuki: *jumping on all fours* “Yes! Yes! Much faster you must. Eat pig. Eat pig. Run fast.” *follows closely*
Zathire: *leaps fist coiled* “HAA!”
Hanyuu: “He’s going to punch it?!”
Zathire: *dynamic punch*
Pig: *squeal of death*
Zathire: “Well Hanyuu here’s the deal, now you have something to cleave.”
Hanyuu: (without hesitation) “Deal.” *2 seconds cleaving psychotically* “Done.”
Eon: “I almost forgot why you terrified me so much.”
Yuki: *starts eating ham chops*
Zathire: *snarls and chases her away and eats the rest*
Edgeworth: “What? No way, she submitted.”
Zathire: “Nothing against you girl, but I need to ham up.”



100 MILES AWAY IN THE MOUNTAINS

Elf: “I heard my human is up and walking again?”
Alayismea (another female elf): “You are too late I’m afraid. He was here before looking for you, but he heard you’d left him for another man he grew apathetic. I’m not sure if he’s alive or wasted away, but one named Kitez took him away.”
Elf: *pained expression* “What do you mean?”
Alayismea: “He stopped eating; he didn’t even want to move.”
Elf: *chews nails* “No.” *starts crying* *refuses to accept conditions, stubborn look* “I’ll find him no matter what it takes!”

2 DAYS LATER

Hanyuu: “I don’t know why but he’s managed to get even fatter than before.”
Eon: “Maybe I shouldn’t have let him have that Ganonmilk I brought. That thing was freaking heavy. 37 pounds for half a gallon! That was a pain in the ass to bring you better be thankful.”
Zathire: “HA!” *pause* *joy* “Yes! I finally did it!!”
Eon: “Now what?”
Kitez: “I’m already starting to feel psycho was better off when he was depressed and suicidal.”
Zathire: “I finally got my fist to crack through the wood and leave an imprint in this tree.”
Eon: “That’s not very impressive. Well I mean for you.”
Zathire: “What are you talking about? Don’t you have any idea how strong trees are?—especially against the grain?”
Eon: “Uh, no I don’t crack things all the time for no reason like you.”
Zathire: “Oh well I’m exhausted I can’t take anymore today time for a nap. Make sure Hanyuu doesn’t kill me in my sleep Eon.”
Kitez: “Yeah and make sure I don’t kill him too.”
Eon: “Why would you say something like that, it’s so retarded.”
Zathire: “NO!" *explodes out of bed* [Eon falls over] "I must increase my jump height!” *goes jumping off into trees*
Eon: “He’s a nut.”
Yuki: “Wow very fast. He’s very fast.”
Edgeworth: “When you first meet him you think: what he can do is ridiculous, then when you know him it’s: why would he bother to do all these ridiculous things and why is he so obsessed?”
Zathire: *jumping through trees* [a breeze blows by] *stops* *heart beats harder* *turns around* (there’s nothing)
Elf: *jumps down from canopy* “It’s been a long time.”
Zathire: *says nothing* *eyes water* *jumps to the ground*
Elf: *jumps to the ground*
Zathire: “Hey… I heard you found someone else… and… and…”
Elf: *watches*
Zathire: “I found out it was Ganondorf." *halfway smiles, but doesn't make eye contact* "and he’s a good man and all, at first I was going to kill him, but if that’s what makes you happy well then…”
Elf: *grabs Zathire* “You don’t have any idea how much potential you have to grow on this lonely elf.”
Zathire: “What about…?”
Elf: “I should tell you something… 11 months after you died I took a daughter from you.”
Zathire: *eyes open*
Elf: “I couldn’t figure out what I would do to make up for a father and I decided if anybody you would want me to have him take the role for you.”
Zathire: “You mean that’s the only reason?”
Elf: “The only one.”
Zathire: “Is she strong like my family? Is her hair brown or yellow? I want to see her. What’s her name? Are her ears pointy? Does she know my name?”
Elf: “Her name is Shale, she’s already as strong as a normal fully grown human. Her hair is brown and her ears are pointy. Ganondorf has been a real good father remodel and was very willing to take up your role. He insisted it was his duty and that he would try to be everything he imagined you would try to be. You were like a son to him.”
Zathire: “Really she’s there right now? I know you only just told me but can we go?”
Elf: [vines wrap around Zathire] *dirty smile* “You’re looking in better shape than I remember you. Four years is a long time to make a girl wait.”
Zathire: *snaps vines with new found strength* “Now that you told about what’s at Ganondorf’s, I want to see her more than I want to see you. So I’ll still give you a chance to have things your way under the assumption that you can match similar conditions you once gave to me.”
Elf: *curious look*
Zathire: *laughs and leaps away while she’s off guard* “Catch me if you can.” *jumps from tree to tree*
Elf: *gasp from being tricked* *stubborn face (ears point up)* *chases after*
Zathire&Elf: *pass over others*
Kitez: “Did you just see something?”
Eon: “No but I thought I heard something?”
Zathire: *sprints from branch to branch dodging sprouting vines*
Elf: *determined to keep up*

7 MINUTES LATER

Zathire: (several hundred feet in the lead) “I’m loosing you.”
Elf: “You can’t escape my eyes or endurance.” *gets a lucky snag*
Zathire: *rips out, but is recaptured*
Elf: *closes distance growing unnecessary extra vines* “Looks like I win.” *opens a gap in the wall of vines and steps in* “I’ve come to claim my prize.”

45 MINUTES LATER

Elf: *leaves cocoon of vines and approaches others* “I found him. Did you bring him back to life?”
Eon: “Ruri gave me some magic wishing balls that brought all the dead back to life.”
Elf: “What a marvelous deed.”
Edgeworth: “Where is he?”
Elf: “Sleeping.”
Eon: “He was exhausted after all I suppose.”
Elf: “He was?”
Eon: “Yeah, he almost went to sleep before he decided to train, in jumping or something.”
Elf: *devious smile*
Eon: “What does that mean?”
Elf: “Oh nothing, but I came to inform you I’m taking my Chunky to Ganon’s place for a surprise.”
Hanyuu: “Okay, we were just there…”
Elf: “My sister didn’t tell you anything did she?”
Hanyuu: “About what?”
Elf: “Well Eon, I think you are the guest of honor since you returned him to me.”
Eon: (mumbles) “I didn’t necessarily do it for you.”
Elf: *giggles* “Oh and feel free to bring any of your pet humans or whatever you call them as well.” *disappears into trees*
Hanyuu: “She’s in a good mood.”
Eon: “I still think it’s awkward that she would like him so much. Honestly what could a girl like her get out of a guy like him? They’re two polar opposites.”
Hanyuu: *off-ward glance* “I don’t know they both annoy me, so they must have something in common.”


1 DAY LATER

Elf: “At this rate we will get there way ahead of the others. I know you don’t want to wait but we’re near the forest and I want you to see something.”
Zathire: “Is it really that important that I should wait even one more hour to see my daughter?”
Elf: “Please, she would want you to do this too.”
Zathire: *suspicious*
Elf: “Just follow me.”

4 HOURS AND ONE TELEPORTION CIRCLE TRAVERSED

Zathire: *gasps*
Elf: “It has been remade.”
Zathire: *lifts it up* “Hey it’s sharp.”
Elf: “The two shards of the original were forged together but it’s been reheated and tempered into a finer quality steal, mixed with Elvin silver.”
Zathire: “It’s bigger too.” *swings it around* “Man I can feel that it has a lot of power behind it.”
Alistria: “You two you’re back together, this… this is impossible good. Come stay we must celebrate.”
Rienna: "Oh is that Zathire?"
Zathire and Elf: *look at each other and smile*
Zathire: “We have to go somewhere.”
Elf: “And we’re in a hurry.”
Zathire: “Maybe next time.”

2 DAYS LATER

Aeyine: *sad expression* “Brother… you’re here…”
Zathire: “Sister! Aren’t you glad to see me I have great news.” *holds mighty sword up*
Elf: “You have a sister?” *inspects Aeyine closely, awkwardly*
Aeyine: “Your adoptive father… he…”
Zathire: “Ganondorf?”
Aeyine: “He’s dead.”
Hanyuu: *side glance*
Zathire: *looks behind her and sees his body laying there, sets sword down stunned* “What? How…?”
Aeyine: “He was attacked by a stranger.”
Myth: “I’m sorry man.”
Snow Dragon and Ms Elric: *still look a little offended but turn away*
Negina: “Sister I’ve been gone, I just got back.” *turns to Vercon* “How long has it been since he passed away?”
Vercon: “Five days I’m afraid. Not that this isn’t bad but you seem like you’re worried about something else?”
Elf, Zathire, Negina: “Shale!”
Others: *several confused looks*
Hayabusapiro: (no sympathy) “If we can talk money, I’ll be willing lend a hand and hunt down and kill your murderer.”
Eon: “This factory is huge, I wonder if the assassin is still in here?”
Hanyuu: “What did he look like?”
Myth: *gasps and almost squeals but holds hand over mouth* *coughs* (thoughts) Must remain cool. *unintentionally stares*
Hanyuu: *eventually notices* “Oh no, what’s HE doing here?” *points* “I thought I had enough of this.”
Myth: *takes ten deep breaths* (acts calmed and annoyed) “Calm down, lets get back to the point. I believe you asked what he looked like.” *wipes sweat off brow*
Ms Elric: “He was in an alternate world, but he had red hair and looked…” *shrugs and blushes* “kind of cute.”
Snow Dragon: “Ganondorf called him Roy.”
Eon: “I bet it was Axle, he’s the freak that’s always going through portals. Using my book I bet. There’s got to be something in this factory he wants, something of great power. I bet it’s that giant purple crystal! Do you remember that Zathire?”
Zathire: “I don’t care about a stupid crystal. *looks to Mellen then to Negina* “Let’s find this intruder if he’s here and make sure the surprise is still safe after Ganondorf passed away.”

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Chapter 3: Half Elf
Scene 2: In the Factory


Hanyuu: *chews nails and writes more down*
Elf: *whispers something* “I found her!”
Ruri: *comes from another room* “A strange wizard came out of the game system and said he wished to thank me for some things he had stolen. I asked him what it was, but he claimed that to be secret.”
Negina and Elf: *their ears suddenly perk up and they look at each other worriedly* *they both take off*
Zathire: “Follow her!”
Elf: *running* *stops, ears flicker* “The man is not gone; the direction he’s going... he’s going to find her.”
Negina: “I’ll lead a flanking path!”

IN THE STORAGE ROOM

Strange wizard: “What do we have here behind these boxes?”
Little girl: *hides behind barricade of Ganonmilk crates and cartons*
Strange wizard: “Ah you were the one I was looking for.”
Little girl: “Mommy!”
Strange wizard: “She’s not here and your father is dead, both of them.”
Little girl: “Yes she is!”
Strange wizard: *Lifts cartons of Ganonmilk one by one* “What the hell how much do these things weigh?”
Girl: *screams and pushes over stack of cartons*
Wizard: *is clobbered by about a dozen* [Note: that is about 400 pounds] “Groah!” *tries to get up*
Elf: *arrives* *jumps behind cartons and grabs her then jumps out*
Wizard: “Your powers wont work here, this cement floor is too solid and thick.” *looks at the exits* *points staff at racks and blocks off door* “Surrender the girl to me; I will be her guardian from now on.” *glances at steal racks of miscellaneous construction parts* “Or I can toss these objects around with my gravity staff until you change your mind, and by change, I mean to an unconscious state.”

Objects barricading the door explode away

Zathire: *steps through the door with an angry face*
Wizard: *flings tool box at Zathire*
Zathire: *backhands toolbox and dents it heavily*
Wizard: *smiles* “Well it looks like I’ll have to find some other means.” *opens a portal and steps backward* “Until we meet a…”
Aeyine: *appears and punches him through the portal* “Enough blabbing, get the hell out of here.” [Portal closes]
Eon: “Flanking team has arrived.”
Hanyuu: *eyes scan the place* *then looks at little girl*
Ruri: *steps through the door* “I managed to catch a glimpse of that staff. It’s going to be very annoying to find him; it opens portals to any dimension anywhere. The only thing is: there’s a good chance he’ll get himself into trouble and be killed if he goes to the wrong place.”
Little girl: *looks at Zathire*
Zathire: *looks back*
Ruri: “What’s going on?”
Snow Dragon: “Who’s she?”

Little girl: “The golden statue… You… your face it looks like my…”
Elf: *smile*
Little girl: *puzzled look*
Zathire: “That’s because I am.”
Little girl: *disbelieving look to Elf*
Elf: *nods*
Little girl: *shocked look to Zathire*
Zathire: “I’m sorry you had to grow up your first few years without a father.”
Eon: *gasps*
Ruri: “Who is she?”
Negina: “That’s Ganondorf’s little secret. He kept her hidden from all you. It’s his secret adopted daughter.”
Ruri: “Who are the real parents?”
Eon: “Can’t you tell by the look on their faces? Oh wait sorry Ruri…”
Vercon: "Speaking of his blindness... how did he catch a glimpse of the staff again?"
Aeyine: "Not right now Vercon..." *turns to the little girl* “Well it looks like you already met one of your aunts; I’m guessing you’re Shale since they all mentioned that name. I’m Aeyine, your father’s sister.”
Eon: “Zathire I didn’t know you…" *awkward pause* "She’s beautiful…”
Zathire: “Hey I had to keep this hidden from your mother and her sister but I brought something for you.” *pauses* “Aeyine can you hold the elves still? I think they might get a bit exited and savage.”
Aeyine: “Okay…”
Hanyuu: *confused look* *raises eyebrow* *turns to Edgeworth* (whispers) “Odd timing but I have to go to the bathroom. Tell the others if they ask while I’m gone.”
Zathire: “I brought your favorite food.” *hands some cheese to Shale*
Both elves: *jump forward* “CHEESE?”
Aeyine: *struggles to hold them back*
Yuki: *happy face* “And I like the cheese too.”
Shale: *gasps* “Huh how did you know I love cheese?” *eats it*
Negina: *slumps down in defeat*
Elf: (desperate) “You love me too right Chunky?”
Shale: “But it’s not my favorite; my favorite food is beef.”
Zathire: “Beef?”
Eon: “Looks like she takes after you more than you thought.”
Zathire: *scratches head and laughs* “I guess so.”
Ms Elric: “How old is she? She looks young, but she already speaks well.”
Elf: “Of course she speaks well, she’s half elf.”
Hanyuu: *returns and puts hands on hips* “Lucky for her at least one side of the family has some intelligence to inherit.”
Zathire: (misunderstanding) “Hey don’t you go calling my elf dumb, while Buttermuffin may not bother to learn what you consider as smart she’s still got plenty of knowledge to offer. You shouldn’t underestimate the wisdom an elf can acquire.”
Hanyuu: “She’s smart I’ll admit that, but I wasn’t referring to her as the intellectually lacking one.”
Kitez: “That was obvious.”
Elf: *giggles*
Aeyine: (warning Kitez and Hanyuu) “That act of showing and fact of having are two different things. All your quick judgments will eventually bite you.”
Elf: “It’s okay, even I thought it was a bit funny.”
Aeyine: *narrows eyes at Elf*
Hanyuu: *smiles* “Is it okay if I hold her?”
Elf and Zathire: *slightly nervous*
Zathire: “I suppose.”
Hanyuu: *scoops Shale up onto lap* “She’s a lot lighter than I expected for someone related to you.” *looks at Shale and thinks a deep thought* “So Elf, why is it exactly that you are interested in him? It’s obvious why he’s interested in you..." *closes eyes and shrugs* "...anything that’s a female and can move…”
Elf: “Is that so?” (Sarcastic) “I suppose then he’s been flocking over you and Eon this whole time?”
Aeyine: “Actually I’m rather curious as to this one too.”
Elf: “Well I guess I could answer for you. First of all he’s dedicated to the point... well I would have to tell you the story for you to believe me. And secondly, in all my eighty years before I met him, I’ve never seen or have expected to see anything as fearless unhesitant and strong as him.” *dreamy look*
Hanyuu: *cough* “AKA stupid, reckless and overweight” *cough*
Shale: *frowns*
Hanyuu: *feels guilty* “I’m just kidding, here take this ribbon. Did your mom ever teach you how to tie laces?”
Shale: *shakes head*
Hanyuu: “Like this.” *ties a pink ribbon on Shale’s arm* *ties a blue ribbon on her own arm* “Now we’re friends, one for me and one for you.”
Aeyine: “That’s cute.”
Vercon: "Did I really just hear you say that?"
Aeyine: *grunts annoyed* "I'm a woman it's perfectly explainable chemical malfunction."
Shale: *giggle* “Show me again! Show me again how to tie ribbons!”
Hanyuu: *laughs* “Okay.”
Myth: *dreamy stare* “I’ve never seen that side of her before.”
Aeyine: *turns to the elf* “Regarding what we were just talking about, the whole disgusting, rude and hairy thing doesn’t bother you?”
Elf: “At first any man who ate as much as him, or blurted out things as boldly and insensitively would immediately disgust me, however after living in a world with sensitive men, who are more deeply delved into the aspects of beauty than your species women, the simple essentials that apply to almost any female mammal spoke with more clarity, until I found myself the most moved by not the pretty men but those possessing superior strength and clairvoyance. It was then that I realized such things that had disgusted me were things I’d been taught to be disgusted by rather than actually was.”
Ms Elric: (whispers to Eon) “Did she say eighty? That old?”
Negina: “She is eighty four and I am forty seven. You shouldn’t underestimate the lifespan and youthfulness of an elf; or the ears for that matter, whispering is like asking us to pay attention.”
Zathire: “Those are your primary reasons for liking me? I sought you because I always wanted to make the perfect killing machine. So I perused the one person I thought could kill me if we honestly battled to death. Eyes and ears capable of detecting a still target a mile away, speed and agility to jump through the trees, deadly long distance accuracy with the bow, an average life span of seven hundred years and accelerated learning to utilize within that time. But the most beautiful and deadly gift is the ability to call upon life and grow vegetation with the speed and control to ensnare an enemy or to raise a shelter. Even if my life depended on it if she chose to kill me, the speed of my legs would not be enough to escape the range of her eyes and ears before her endurance overtook mine, and after she would inevitably catch up to me, my strength would only be enough to temporarily delay her vines before they overtook me.” *looks to Shale* “Besides my strength I wanted my child to have all of that, and I figured your mother did too but I was surprised she never mentioned what I’ve always thought my second best feature was.” *shrugs*
Elf: “What is it?”
Shale: *suddenly looks up from ribbon and pays attention* “I know daddy, it's how much you know about biological chemistry. I want to be chemist like you daddy. Ganondorf has taught me all about ions and the different minerals.”
Zathire: *scoops her up* “He did?” *happy laughter*
Eon and Hanyuu: *look at each other and simultaneously mouth: What?*
Shale: “Yes, but he said he’ll have to wait until I can read before he shows me organic chemistry. He said you never took notes and always remembered everything.”
Elf: “You’re both into chemistry?” *feels a bit detached to have not known*
Zathire: *clueless surprise* “None, of you noticed? It’s my second favorite hobby.”
Kitez: “Not noticed? What do you mean? All you’ve ever done since the day we met you is: get angry and crack things with your sword.”
Elf: *genuine giggle* “Isn’t it romantic?”
Snow Dragon: “Second favorite hobby… What’s the first?”
Aeyine, Hanyuu, and Eon: (no hesitation) “EATING.”
Snow Dragon: “Oh…”
Eon: *pats Snow Dragon on the shoulder* “You just haven’t known my crew long enough.” *turns to Zathire* “But wait, I think I speak for all of us when I say: WHAT? Your favorite thing is CHEMISTRY?
Shale: “Yay daddy I want to learn chemistry!”
Zathire: *smiles and twirls her around* *pokes nose* “Well we can start with your phospholipid bilayer surrounding the outside of your epidermis. These polar aligned molecules let oil through your skin but not water. Next is your (blah blah blah)”
Ruri: “Oh my, it appears he unintentionally had a secret.”
Eon: (horrified) “How’d he manage to hide this one from us?”
Kitez: “What? WHAT? I refuse to believe it. I REFUSE TO BELIEVE IT!”
Aeyine: “Zathire isn’t it a little early to be teaching her that?”
Eon: “I was gonna say she’s just a kid.”
Aeyine: “You haven’t explained how polar ions effect and repulse each other, she might have a meek understanding if you continue.”
Zathire: “You’re right I should start from the basics, I guess I got a little carried away.”
Hanyuu: “But… but… they’re cavemen… Thickheaded… thoughtless… no diplomacy cavemen…”
Shale: “It’s okay. Ganny told me all about the different minerals and ionic versions of them from hydrogen all the way until astatine. Don’t you remember? I told you only a few minutes ago.”
Elf: “You mean to tell me your family is smart too. Why didn’t you tell me? I always thought the same thing about all humans as she did!” *points to Hanyuu*
Hanyuu: (still making mutterings in denial) “…thoughtless cavemen…”
Zathire: *shrugs* “I guess for the few times it’s worthwhile…”
Aeyine: “Yeah it’s not like one of those things in life that every time a situation pops up you need it, it’s always been in the family to be…” *embarrassed pause* *shrug* “…obsessed with such kinds of arbitrary knowledge.”
Vercon: *walks behind Aeyine and points finger at top of head and nods* (mouths) “Nerd.”
Aeyine: *notices Vercon and ‘lightly’ (by her standards) clobbers the top of his head with balled fist* “Yep, the smarter you are the more you realize the genius of brute simplicity.”
Elf: *chews nails*
Snow Dragon: “Mellen what’s wrong?”
Elf: “It’s a good thing; I’m just not used to humans in any area, knowing more than me. It goes against my pride.”
Zathire: “It’s okay, I’m the smart one and you’re the strong one.”
Hanyuu: *anime faint off bench*
Hayabusapiro: “This emotion fest is dragging on too long. Do you want me to be your hired assassin or not?”
Negina: “Name your price.”
Hayabusapiro: “90,000 gold.”
Eon: “That’s outlandish.”
Hayabusapiro: “This factory has that to spare doesn’t it?” *looks to the door* “And it doesn’t look like the previous owner needs it very much.”
Kitez: “Knowing you, you just plan on stealing it then running.”
Hayabusapiro: “No, some of the people here scare me more than if I had to deal with a copy of myself. I’m in no need to make myself a hunted man, but should I kill this wizard I will expect the money. Is it a deal?”
Negina: *ponders* “I’ll have to talk with the other elves in the garden but I think so.”
Hayabusapiro: “Don’t take too long.”
Zathire: (whispers to elf) “Something’s been bothering me about Hanyuu. I want you to spy on that pink letter and read it to me whenever I lick my lips. Negina, I want you to take Shale outside and around the factory and enter the back way and into the gardens after I lie to the others.” (Voice is out loud and for humans to hear) “Now that Ganondorf is dead, at least for a while, and that wizard is clearly after my daughter I think its best we gave her to Negina and have her hide in the north forest of Alberia until this wizard is dealt with. The rest of you willing to help go after him will come with me. I heard something about a book Eon when I was out of it, is that still important or are you with me?”
Eon: “You’re as clueless as ever. That book is what turned me all evil, I’ve been trying to find it or its counter part to help restore me to normal but that same wizard you’re after is the same one who stole my dark book.”
Zathire: “You’re trying to rid yourself of evil you say?”
Eon: “Yes, that was the point of this whole adventure and reuniting before everything got out of control.” *frustrated* “But…”
Zathire: “Say no more. I think I just found out a way we can crack two beaks with one stone.”

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Chapter 3: Half Elf
Scene 3: Eon Is Cured

Ms Elric: “I think you mean to say two birds with one stone.”
Eon: “There’s no point in hoping to correct his fallacies, but at any rate what does cracking two beaks imply?”
Zathire: “I want you to try and suck the life out of Ganondorf’s corpse.”
Eon: “But he’s dead.” *holds arms out in 'no duh it can't work' expression*
Zathire: “Just try it anyway. I’m positive it will make a connection.”
Eon: *shrugs* *black mist starts surrounding her* [a stream connects to Ganondorf] “Hey you were right!” [the stream suddenly reverses direction and starts pulling out black energy from Eon’s mouth] *gagging cough*
Aeyine: “She’s gonna die!”
Eon: *collapses over Ganondorf and the last of the mist is drained out*
Aeyine: “You reversed the stream and now she’s having all her life siphoned out!”
Edgeworth: (nearly speechless) “Eon…”
Kitez: “You bastard you just loved Ganondorf more than Eon.”
Eon: *dark silvery purple hair turns light brown* *grey skin lightens and gains some color*
Hanyuu: “What’s happening?”
Eon: *cough* *cough* *gets up* “I feel… oddly refreshed.” *looks at hand and gasps* *tear falls out of eye* (trembling) “Hanyuu is it okay if you bring me a mirror?”
Negina: “I’ll go find one for you.”
Eon: “My face… Is it?”
Hanyuu: “It’s normal again.”
Negina: “Here you go!”
Eon: *takes mirror* *speechless smile* *gives Zathire a hug* “How did you know?”
Zathire: *shrugs* “Ganon once told be he’s died several times before. Some jackass called Link keeps stabbing him. But he said after a while, enough evil forces gather and manifest inside him and eventually he comes back to life.”
Snow Dragon: *worried and alarmed by comment* “Well that’s good to know…”
Zathire: “I figured since your powers are all evil that making the connection might vacuum you clean. But it doesn’t look like it was enough for him just yet." smiles at Eon* "Your eyes are a lovely shade of green.”
Elf: *stomping foot*
Zathire: *guilty laugh* (hastily brings up another subject) “Okay, Hayabusapiro, I don’t care what the other elves say I’ll pay you myself if you get this guy.”
Hayabusapiro: *stops fiddling with his blade* “Now we’re talking.”
Zathire: “Negina, I want you to go to the west side of the forest where there are bigger trees.” *licks lips* “To Alphinaterrus Lake where there will at least be fish.”
Hanyuu: “Maybe I should go with Negina. Just one person might be too dangerous.”
Zathire: “No, the less people we have the less likely it will draw attention. Ruri, I want you to lead a search if you’re okay with that.”
Ruri: “I’m not aware of where he is.”
Zathire: “I have more faith in a blind man who seems to find everything than someone with eyes when the thing to be found is already too far away to see.”
Ruri: “Well normally I just meander wherever.” *starts humming* “Shall I begin?”
Zathire: *eyes elf*
Elf: *glances at Hanyuu*
Zathire: “Alright Hayabusapiro, come with me for a moment.” *steps outside* “You’re obviously the shadiest guy here, but it’s because of that and the fact that I think you only care about money, that I trust what I say to you won’t be gossiped around to the others. I don’t want Hanyuu going along with Negina, I’m not sure but she’s making me suspicious with that pink letter. I think she’s helping the wizard keep track of our every move but I got to know for sure. Go to Alphinaterrus Lake, if she’s really betraying us you’ll find your money there.”
Hayabusapiro: “Hmm I like your plan, but I’m not satisfied. This wizard has the ability to teleport wherever he feels like. I’ll need to get close. I’ll need bait.”
Zathire: “A step ahead of you my friend. Negina will still be traveling for that very reason. She’ll make a shelter. My guess is he’ll try to enter the structure at some point when he doesn’t find Shale elsewhere.” *takes out a cell phone* “Here take this. Eon let me borrow it, it’s one of Ruri’s devices, press this button when something does or doesn’t happen, and we can talk through them.”
Hayabusapiro: “Expect to pay the next time it signals you.” *disappears*
Elf: *arrives* “Nothing much she just wrote: things are rather hectic right now I’ll talk to you when they clear up. And the card wrote back: Don’t worry I’m sure everything will be fine.”
Zathire: “Hmm…”

AT THE BACKDOOR ENTRANCE

Negina: “Zathire and Mellen are going to deal with that man; I have a mission as well. We think that man will be looking for you somewhere else so I’m going to put you under the eye of the other elves in this factory. Stay with them at all times. Your family will come shortly.”
Shale: “What if you don’t find him.”
Negina: “We’ll regroup soon if we don’t find him were we suspect he’ll show up. We won’t keep you waiting too long.” *gives a goodbye hug*
Shale: *scampers off into the greenhouse*

BACK AT THE WAREHOUSE

Myth: *looks nervously at Hanyuu* “I guess I’ll go wherever Ms Elric goes.”
Ms Elric: “I have to admit your growing on me.”
Hanyuu: *raises eyebrow*

2 HOURS LATER IN A USELESS DIRECTION

Zathire: “My Elf and I are going to do our own search.” *holds up cell phone* “Ruri had three so one can stay with his group if something happens.”
Eon: *blushes* “I guess we’ve had pretty good luck for barging in no particular direction. Though I don’t know how useful I personally will be anymore now that I’m normal. I still got my bow though.”
Ruri: *humming blindly leading the way*

AT THE GREENHOUSE

Wizard: *arrives* “Well look what we have here.” *turns to portal and slowly drags out a barrel of cheese* *kicks it, it rolls then comes to a stop* *uses staff and splits it open*
Herd of Rampaging Elves (14): “CHEESE!”
Shale: “Help he’s here!”
Wizard: *grabs her arm and pulls*
Shale: *goes with the direction of the pull and grabs wizard’s legs inches before the portal* *lifts the wizard by the legs and stumbles dropping him*
Other elves: (with a mouthful) “We were tricked!” *come to the aid*
Wizard: *gets up* *lifts her off the ground* “You’re a strong little brat, but you’ve got no traction.”
Shale: *kicks at the air* "Nirella, Alayismae, Rinareia..."
Wizard: *steps through portal with captive just before net of vines engulfs his position*


BACK TO RANDOM GROUP

Myth: *looks to Hanyuu and then to Ms Elric* *sighs* (whispers to himself) “Which one do I love more?”
Ruri: *stops suddenly*
Hanyuu: [a portal opens up beside her]
Wizard: *holding squirming Shale* “Did you honestly believe your plan could trick me, Axle?”
Myth: *takes out crossbow and points it* “Step away! STEP AWAY!”
Zathire: (thoughts) There’s no way I can get to her in time; should I throw my sword? No if I aim for his feet it might bounce off the grass and hit her.
Shale: “Daddy!”
Axle: “I have the half elf.” *smiles at Hanyuu* “Our mission together was a success. You can now come with me my love.” *puts hand on Hanyuu’s arm*
Several: *gasps*
Zathire: [while she’s being pulled though the portal] “Shale, be strong never give in to sadness or fear!”
Hanyuu: *looks at the others with a silent expression* (hand inside portal)
Kitez: “Auntie!”*changes to a squirrel and charges forward*
Hanyuu: *Glances to the side, then turns around and walks though* [portal closes]
Kitez: (Now as a goat) *leaps through where portal had closed a split second ago* *turns to human* “No! …Auntie no…” *sniffles* “Mommy why? What has auntie done?”
Eon: (in denial) “She betrayed us.”
Zathire: *grinds teeth* “FUCK!” *holds hand over head and lowers to knees and elbows* “How did he know?”
Aeyine: *gasps* “The ribbons!” *recalls her memory* “I could have sworn she was actually genuine at that moment. This is just sick I can’t believe she faked it that good, it’s just sick.”
Myth: “No! Hanyuu would never do something like that! It’s the wizard, he’s brainwashing her I know it!”
Eon: “That card, I can’t believe this whole time it was him! I knew I should have been suspicious when she shushed me.”
Myth: “A card? I bet that’s the cursed item that did this.” *starts running off*
Snow Dragon: “What are you doing?”
Myth: “I’m going to find and rescue her!”
Ms Elric: *looks a little offended* “Don’t you go doing anything stupid!” *follows*
Zathire: “This is absurd! I do everything in my power to fix my life and it’s taken away from me. We have nothing.”
Ruri: “Oh but on the contrary we have this.” *holds out crystal ball*
Yuki: “What’s that?”
Ruri: “It seems I’ve re-thieved the dream orb he stole from me.”
Edgeworth: “And what does it do?”
Ruri: “It allows you to look and see inside other people’s minds. It’s very interesting you can even enter their dreams. But it’s very dangerous if used the wrong way consciences can get tangled up or even end up in the wrong body.”
Elf: (cautiously) “Chunky?”
Zathire: *shivering*
Eon: “Hey there buddy are you okay...”
Zathire: *Get’s up calmly* *chucks phone to Eon* *forces a pained smile* “Call Hayabusapiro, tell him things didn’t work out.” *looks to the forest* (deceptively peaceful) “I’m leaving now, I don’t know if I’m coming back. Any of you who are my friends, don’t follow me.” *turns his back on them and goes into woods*

A COUPLE MINUTES LATER ALONE IN THE WOODS

Elf: “Are you going after her? I don’t know if we should abandon their help”
Zathire: *ignores*
Elf: *jumps onto same branch* “Chunky wait…”
Zathire: *snaps viciously and spins sword right up to her neck* (spits in face while yelling) “I SAID DON’T FOLLOW ME!” (Writhing with hate) “Not even you.”
Elf: *stunned* *tries to say something but can’t and falls to knees, hugging tree, heartbroken, crying*
Zathire: *disappears into shadows of the trees*

FROM SHALE’S PERSPECTIVE

Shale: *delivers hefty elbow into Axle’s side*
Axle: *buckles over and drops her* “Why you absurd little brat!” *raises staff* “I ought to…”
Hanyuu: *puts hand on staff*
Shale: *looks at Hanyuu betrayed* “I thought we were friends” *rips off ribbon* *starts crying*
Hanyuu: *looks at her own ribbon* (thoughts) Is this really ok?
Axle: “We are only doing this to protect you.”
Shale: *wipes away tear angrily* “I don’t believe you!”
Axle: “I bet your mother never told you about your dad’s temper.”
Shale: *fails to pretend she’s not paying attention*
Axle: “He’s a very irresponsible man.”
Shale: *angry frown* “I don’t need you, I’m running away.”
Axle: *grabs her arm* “Did your mother ever tell you how many people your father has killed?”
Shale: *rips at arm trying to break grip* “I’m running away and when I do my parents will find me. You can’t catch an elf in the forest; even my age.”
Axle: “I wouldn’t do that if I were you.” *glances at the trees acting wide-eyed and afraid* “I choose this spot for a very special reason. All the surrounding trees are inhabited by dark elves.”
Shale: *eyes bug, hunches down in fear* *is completely paralyzed*
Hanyuu: *shocked* (thoughts) Wow! That really did the trick.
Axle: “I think you know what they would do if they saw an elf, let alone a weak child one.” *leaves her shivering* *goes over and kisses Hanyuu* “We’ve done marvelously my dear Ichuzz, soon all our dreams will come true.”
Shale: *starts crying* “I want my mommy and daddy.”
Axle: “Like it or not we’re your parents now. But don’t worry we’ll take care of you.”
Hanyuu: “You have nothing to fear.” *looks at her own ribbon* “I still haven’t taken it off. I still want to be friends if you do.”

Axle and Hanyuu: *step out of human earshot* (which is a mistake)
Axle: “I’m still going to need a lot of time before I can prepare the device I promised you. Until then I want you to raise her to be loyal and teach her to fight. We could use her as a body guard, until it’s that time.”
Hanyuu: “What if the training hurts her?”
Axle: “She’s not our child; I don’t care if the training kills her. You said it yourself; she’s the abomination of the two people you hate the most in this world.”
Hanyuu: *flinches a bit hoping Shale didn’t hear*
Axle: “If the specimen is ruined we can always dispose of her and get a new one. I’m sure that slut will make plenty more.”
Hanyuu: (thoughts) I do hate Zathire, and his stupid elf… but for some bizarre reason I just can’t bring myself to do the same for her. *looks at Shale*

EA
Chapter 4: Bad Babysitters
Scene 1: Days

1ST DAY

Hanyuu: “What are you doing?”
Shale: *doing pushups* “Getting stronger.”
Hanyuu: “Why?”
Shale: *ignores*
Hanyuu: “Why do you care so much?”
Shale: *continues doing pushups*

Hanyuu: *goes to Axle* “There’s no need to train her; she does that on her own.”
Axle: “Good, just make sure she doesn’t go on too long hating us, it could very easily complicate things.” *approaches Shale* “Today we’re going to eat food. I’ve even brought a table through the gateway.”
Shale: *frowns* *starts eating*
Axle: “What no thank you?”
Shale: *starts eating faster* *pushes Axle and takes some of his food*
Hanyuu: *giggle*
Axle: “What whose side are you on?”
Hanyuu: “Sorry it’s just funny seeing a little girl push a grown man around.”
Axle: *smiles* “I suppose.” *sudden childish change* “Hey do you want to play are game?”
Hanyuu: “Yes!”
Axle: “Pokes you for when you’re not looking.”
Hanyuu: “Giggles and pokes back.”
Shale: *stops mid sit up and raises eyebrow*
Axle: “I love you.”
Hanyuu: “I love you too.”
Shale: *shakes head* “Weirdoes…” *continues sit-ups*
Hanyuu: “Punches back and runs around in circles.”

WITH EON’S GROUP

Elf: *returns* “He doesn’t love me anymore.”
Eon: *hand hovers nervously in front of mouth* “What did he do?”
Elf: *crying* “He threatened me and left.”
Eon: (announces) “Well I don’t know if any of you are about to call it game over, but I’m still not satisfied with the way things are. Look at him he told us to stay away I think that’s the biggest call for help there is whether he wants it or not. I’m going to follow him and find Shale final.”
Kitez: “Everybody’s is going there own ways. I’m sticking with you Eon, and Mommy is too.”
Eon: “Is this true?”
Ruri: “I thought I was after this book. So I suppose so.”
Edgeworth: “I think we should believe him.” *shrugs* “but I’m going with you guys either way.”
Elf: “No, he’ll kill you.

DEEP IN THE WOODS

Zathire: *can’t focus*
Market man: [waiting at a trail crossing] *sees Zathire* “Come one. Come all. Get your—”
Zathire: (blinded by hate) *cleaves man in half* *continues between trails up a crops of rocks*

2ND DAY

Shale: *sitting tucked up*
Hanyuu: “Are you all right?”
Shale: *says nothing*
Hanyuu: “I told you can sleep in our tent. You don’t have to freeze.”
Shale: “I don’t want to be near either of you.”
Hanyuu: “We’re not here to make life miserable for you.”
Shale: *walks away and sits behind tree* *starts pointing finger at sprout* *twirls finger* [sprout twirls]
Axle: “I’m cooking do you want to play our game while the eggs heat up?”
Hanyuu: “All day of course!”
Axle: “By the way, I have some bad news. This schematic is starting to make more sense to me and it looks like now I can tell it will probably take about one decade to complete the device.”

BY CORPS OF MAN

Shujime: *sniffing and leading the way*
Snow Dragon: “What is that?”
Eon: “He’s been cleaved in half.”
Vercon: “Only your brother could have done that.” *glances down* “Look at the dust and the distance the two chunks have been sent.”
Aeyine: “About ten feet for the legs and fourteen for the torso.”
Kitez: “Scary!”
Eon: “He must have attacked him blindly with rage. We need to cool him down.”
Kitez: “Okay, that’s it I’m leaving.”
Edgeworth: “I’m going with you.”
Aeyine: “Not that I don’t think he needs someone to calm him down. I just think you should respect his judgment. I think he left to protect us.”
Eon: “Even you, his sister?” *puts hand on rock* “Well, I’m not giving up I don’t care if I’m by myself.”
Aeyine: “It’s not the same with berserkers Eon. You just can’t calm them down like anyone else; it may take days or weeks, even months before he’s approachable again.”
Ruri: “We should continue our search elsewhere. I say follow this trail rather than his scent. Those mountains look rather cold anyways.”
Eon: “I don’t care.” *starts climbing* “He needs help. If he kills me so be it.”
Elf: *bites nails*
Ruri: “I’m more concerned with the book at the moment. We still don’t know why the wizard wants this book or Shale. All I’ve been informed of is: of the two uses of the book, one created the Crimson Beak’s armor and the other turned Eon into what she was.”
Elf: “I’m with you. My human is injured inside, but my child is in danger. I will follow you blind man.”

AT THE TOPS OF THE MOUNTAINS

Zathire: (thoughts) My skin is crusting over, but my blood still feels like its on fire. *looks to the highest peak*

3RD DAY

Shale: “Where’s my food?”
Hanyuu: “You’re up early. Are you sure it’s not because you were too cold to sleep.”
Shale: “Comfort is for the weak, I’m not here to complain. If I do that I’ll never be like my daddy. Where is my food?”

AFTER THE MEAL

Axle: “This kid is going to eat me out of house and home. Speaking of which reminds me. Soon we will have a home I’ve been gathering the pieces necessary. I think together we can build it in a couple days.”
Hanyuu and Axle: *kiss*
Hanyuu: “I love you.”
Axle: “I love you too.”

4TH DAY

Eon: “God its cold up here. I should have never done this.” *gets over cliff and sees another higher peak* “How does he do it?” *glances through the blizzard* *eyes open* “Is that a fire?”

IN THE DARK FOREST

Axle: “Ah I just can’t seem to set these boards strait with this staff, its just not accurate enough.” [Breeze blows by and misaligns floating plank.] “I almost had it!”
Hanyuu: *grabs one end and sets it down*
Axle: “Thank you.”
Shale: “What’s the matter; boards are too heavy for your arms?”
Axle: “I’d like to see you do it.”
Shale: “Not my problem.” *grabs staff* “Change position now!” [nothing happens]
Axle: “I suppose that was a clever attempt, fortunately it only works for wizards otherwise you could end up anywhere, and the worst spot in your world may be better than what ever reality that staff would take you.”
Hanyuu: “Be careful Shale. Like we said, we can’t give you back to your parents but we’re not here make things miserable for you. If you need something just let us know.”
Shale: “The only thing I need is what you said I can’t have.” (thoughts) I’ll get stronger and when I do one day I’ll cross past these dark elves.

5TH DAY

Eon: “I don’t know how much longer I can take it. Maybe its better to die by his hand if he cuts me in half maybe there will be a warm sensation. Oh god, that would be nice.” *gets sleepy* “Keep talking to yourself, if you give up now you’ll die. Just keep talking to yourself Eon.”

NIGHT

Shale: *crying*
Hanyuu: “You know I hear you every night.”
Shale: *sniffle* “Shut up you traitor!”
Hanyuu: (sad) “I know you hate me. I would probably do the same.” *drops blanket* “Either way I brought another blanket.”
Shale: *chucks it away* “I thought I told you I don’t want any of your help.”
Hanyuu: “That’s okay, but it's there just in case.”
Shale: “I hate you. I hope you die a horrible death.”

6TH DAY

Eon: *sees burn marks and a cut in the snow* “Signs he was here!” *hacking cough (a tiny bit of blood comes out)* “Shit I’m going to die soon.” (Too tired to really care though) “There’s no way I’ll make it back, no, even yesterday it was too late for that possibility. I might as well find him first at least before I die.”

EA
Chapter 4: Bad Babysitters
Scene 2: Cool Down



IN THE FOREST

Hanyuu: *checks on Shale* [she has the blanket over her] (thoughts) She finally didn’t rip it up. *leaves her to sleep*
Axle: *landing another board with the staff makes a clank*
Shale: *wakes up* *observes* “It’s obvious you don’t know what you’re doing.”
Axle: “And what gives my three year old daughter the right to say that?”
Shale: *pushes on a log* [all comes falling down]
Axle: “Do you have any idea how long… enough of this! You’re grounded.”
Shale: “I’ve been grounded since the day you kidnapped me.”
Hanyuu: “Maybe she does have a point.”
Axle: “Well what can we do we can’t just return her and expect every…”
Hanyuu: “No about this cabin construction. Shouldn’t it be at least a bit more stable?”
Axle: “The first part is the hardest once they all connect it should get stronger.”
Shale: “Wrong. You can’t just stack logs and expect to have a house. You just haven’t done it the right way because it involves using a shovel.”
Axle: “This whole elf, accelerated learning thing is starting to annoy me. She’s just exiting the baby phase and I’m already being lectured.”
Shale: “I can’t help it. I think I could do a better job myself.”
Axle: *disappears and portals back* “Here’s a shovel, pick axe and hoe, and all these other things.” *drops pile*
Shale: “You stole them didn’t you?”
Axle: “They were at Ganondorf’s farm.” *smiles* “That means they’re yours right?”
Shale: *gets on shovel* [has no weight] “No fair I’m not heavy enough.”
Axle: *raises staff* “It’s not called the gravity staff for nothing.”
Hanyuu: “Axle wait be careful!”
Shale: [Is struck (+120 pounds)] *hunches over and stumbles under weight*
Hanyuu: “What did you do to her?”
Axle: “She wanted to be heavier. I multiplied her weight by five.”
Hanyuu: *slaps* “You’ll kill her!”
Shale: *gets up* *puts foot on the shovel* *grunts in pain* *shovel goes down* *smiles* “At least you did one thing right.” *pops dirt out and falls backwards* *hits ground hard* *groans* “Ooh, I was not expecting to feel that heavy.” *pants* “It’s really hard to balance.”
Hanyuu: “Fix her now!”
Axle: *raises staff*
Shale: “No!” *gets up* “I can do this.”
Axle: *smiles* “See I told you, you were too soft on her. Even she agrees. I’m making breakfast; perhaps a little extra for the young one, the tike has earned some of my respect after all.”
Hanyuu: *grabs a shovel* *starts breaking up ground*

2 HOURS LATER

Hanyuu: *wipes sweat off brow* (thoughts) I would have probably quit after half an hour but there’s no way I’m quitting before her if she’s in this condition.”
Shale: *sweating, exhausted, red-faced and trembling* *lifts a shivering leg half way up the shovel and then starts slowly lowering down unable to step on top of it, collapses and crumbles to the ground panting* (In between gasps of air) “I can’t do anymore.” [Is struck by the staff (returns to 30 pounds)]
Axle: “Well done.”
Shale: *Springs to her feet* “Wow!” *laughs* *starts jumping and laughing some more*
Axle: *Brings out a platter of scrambled eggs*
Shale: *sprints to the table and jumps onto seat* *eats a few* *eyes pop open* “I’ve never liked these before!” *ravages plate*
Hanyuu: “You’re probably hungry.”

THAT AFTERNOON

Eon: (shivering, exhausted) *takes a false step* “Ah… ohh!” *hits ice and snow, starts tumbling* *flattens out on belly and starts sliding down, hits a bump and is tossed onto back picking up more speed* (tries to speak) “Lucky this is a slope.” *dry hardened skin scratches off* (picks up too much speed) *starts tumbling, strikes hard and flips* (thoughts) What a way to go… *bangs head and arms* *regains posture in a sit, shakes head and looks forward* [fog whips eyes] *adrenaline spike* *goes off small cliff and lands sitting, head conks ground then whips back up* *the fog clears* [incoming trees at blazing speed] “OH SHIT!” *kicks feet into snow kicking up huge plumes of snow* (thoughts) It’s no use, I’ll have to steer past them before I could ever hope to stop. *tries to control direction* [narrowly misses one tree, slides past two more, narrowly veers past a second, kicks off an incoming third, catches leg on a forth and spins around] *tries to face forward, while tucked in a ball, and succeeds.* *kicks feet back in and continues to slow down* *tries to steer past another tree but hits it head on. Is stood up and face-plants against it.* *groans* “Ooohhh… that’s one way to stop…” *plops back down into sit* *examines cuts and aches* “That was a wild and ruff ride.” *gets up and sees green grass* “I must have traveled a long way down.” *looks up mountain and sees progress* “No way I’m going up there again.” *starts limping downhill*


7TH DAY

Zathire: (thoughts) As much as I’d like to believe it, I can’t go on without food or water much longer. *starts heading down the mountain*

IN THE FOREST

Shale: *shakes Axle* “Come on sleepyhead I leveled the floor, now you have to dig the holes for the foundation posts.”
Axle: *wakes up* *sighs* “The air is still freezing outside.”
Hanyuu: *smiles*
Axle: *gets up and starts digging*
Shale: *lays down and watches*
Axle: “You don’t want to help today?”
Shale: “I already did my fair share.” [Axle digs 2 post holes and becomes tired] “Come on, my daddy or Ganondorf would be laughing at you right now.”
Axle: *continues digging and sighs* [half an hour goes by]
Shale: *still watching (merrily)*
Axle: “I suppose you enjoy this?”
Shale: *giggles* “I have no choice; this is my situation.”
Axle: “And I suppose you’re making the best of it?” *digs another dirt load* “How noble…”
Shale: *giggles again*

NEXT WEEK

Eon: “Thank you Henry, if you didn’t find me I don’t know if I would have made it.”
Henry: “You’re really going to go after him again?” *pause* “Take this then.” *hands over his lumberjack jacket* “You’ll need it; hopefully it keeps you alive.”

LATER THAT EVENING (14)

Eon: (mutters) “A blood trail…”

WITH MAIN GROUP (14)

Kitez: “Where are you going?”
Everyone: *huge sighs*
Ms Elric: “That’s a secret.” *rolls eyes* “He’s already said that this whole week.”
Ruri: “We’re here.”



THE FOREST (14)

Shale: “You guys suck. You call this a meal? I can’t eat this stuff I’ll never reach my true potential. What is this? Grass or salad, and what’s with all the leaves and no meat?”
Axle: “According to this guide book this is the proper diet to be given to elves.”
Shale: “You have a guide book, what a nerd.”
Axle: *closes eyes annoyed* “It was written by your father.”
Shale: “Yeah, well if you haven’t noticed I’m also half him, so bring on the meat. If he were here he’d kill a whole animal for me, and we’d eat it together.”
Hanyuu: “That’s sick, and probably true.”
Shale: *looks to Hanyuu annoyed* “What, don’t tell me you want to eat this stuff?” *holds up bowl of leaves*
Hanyuu: *holds up fruit* “No I…” [fruit is stolen] “Hey!”
Axle: “Don’t you dare do that again. No one messes with my love.”
Shale: *eats fruit* “Make me. I know how this works; you kidnapped me which means you need me for something. You can’t do anything to me. I have all the power.”
Axle: *raises staff* “You can’t know that for sure.”
Shale: “You already ruined my life. Considering what I have to loose, it’s a risk I’m willing to take.” *looks away* “Now go fetch me some meat.”

TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN (16)

Zathire: *eyes closed, enjoying the pain of the blizzard* *detects a disparity in the sound* *eyes open*
Eon: *struggling up the hill*
Zathire: *raises sword and scowls below*
Eon: *continues climbing slowly* (eyes are sore and wind blasted) *tries to peer through the gale* *makes out Zathire* “Hey!” *flinches, from the bite of the wind* “Zathire!” *continues climbing*
Zathire: *snarls, anger fully in control and dictating his every move*
Eon: *gets within 8 feet, looks up and sees his sword raised, is momentarily frightened and stumbles on loose rock*
Zathire: *seizes with anger and strikes at the spot where Eon was intending to kill* [rocks are blasted in Eon’s face and send her tumbling down with brutal injuries] *lowers sword and returns to enjoying the pain*
Eon: *stumbles up the hill again (hand is bleeding)* “Zathire wait!”
Zathire: *seethes with hate* *roars* *comes charging down the hill to kill her*
Eon: “If you want to kill me that’s fine… I only…” [Zathire raises sword violently swirling it about the air with the intention to split her ten feet in two] *Sees nothing human, no compassion or chance for him to change, panics, covers head* “Mercy!”
Zathire: *trembling with all his might in both directions of holding back and crushing forward* [sword hovers above Eon’s head]
Eon: (in revelation of not being dead) *turns head up feebly and peeks up* “Zathire you…”
Zathire: *roars* *hefts sword to the side and lets it fall like an anvil* *panting in the fight for sanity*
Eon: “Zathire, you didn’t kill me.”
Zathire: *regains calm*
Eon: “I know it must be painful.” *sees a tear hit the ground*
Zathire: “Thank you Eon.”
Eon: “What are you doing up here? Is it because…”
Zathire: “I did it because it’s the only thing more painful that what I’m suffering now.” *looks down* “Well maybe not, but every second the wind bites my face or makes me struggle to survive it’s a second I don’t…” *grinds teeth* “I don’t have to think about him, or her. He stole her from me.” *lets the icy teeth scrape at his face, as if enjoying a breeze* “It’s actually rather relaxing really, the icy numbness.”
Eon: *does the same* “I see what you mean. All my fears and troubles wash away.”

5 MINUTES OF SILENCE AND JUST THE WIND

Eon: “A few minutes ago you wanted to thank me. What was that for?”
Zathire: “For not listening to me when I asked to be left alone, and for taking long enough to get here.” *looks down on the snow flakes sliding across the sword face like water* “Honestly though I thought it would eventually go away; this hate and anger is staying here. If I hadn’t challenged it and forced myself not to kill you I don’t know if it would ever go away. And if you had come sooner I would have killed you and never changed.” *clenches fist* *dry cold skin cracks and it starts bleeding* “Actually I don’t think my anger will ever go away, but because of you I know that I have to bottle it inside and take it like a man.” *sighs* “At least if a common person like you could make it all the way up here.” (thoughts) And just for me. “Am I really that special to you?”
Eon: “The moment I saw you I had a little bit of a crush really. But that’s just a passing thing; I mean you have your elf and even a kid so… But really, the one main reason I couldn’t leave you behind was you’re the man who made all my dreams come true. You crushed the Crimson’s Beak’s beak off, and you found a way to turn me back into a human again. You can’t just brush off things like that; I don’t think you realize just the impact of some of your actions can have on other peoples’ lives.”
Zathire: (thoughts) You’re the one to talk. *pulls Eon onto lap for warmth* “Yeah, I guess so.” *lets the wind sting his face*

EA
Chapter 4: Bad Babysitters
Scene 3: Weeks

3RD WEEK (21)

Shale: *slap* *slap*
Hanyuu & Axle: *wake up*
Shale: *laughs*
Hanyuu: *frustrated sigh*
Axle: (Not opening eyes) “I am going to kill you.”
Shale: “Well then get moving; otherwise it’s time for my breakfast.”
Hanyuu: (grumbles to Axle) “This isn’t the way we planned this.”
Shale: *slap* *slap*
Hanyuu: *eyes bug open* “I’ll kill her myself.”
Axle: “I think we underestimated how much trouble a child of his could cause.”
Hanyuu: *snatches for an arm and misses*
Shale: *giggles and bounces out of tent* “Too slow, too slow!” *hehe*
Hanyuu: “Elves…” *grumbles*
Axle: “I suppose it’s best to give in to her ultimatum.”
Hanyuu: “You’re going to reward her for this behavior!? Don’t you know a thing about psychology? Let her frolic in the flowers, I’m still sleepy.”
Axle: “I’m not in the mood for another slap and I know she’ll be back if I start napping.”

5 MINUTES LATER

Axle: *starts mixing ingredients*
Shale: *hovering behind boulder watching*
Axle: *watches from the corner of his eye* *cracks an egg* [Shale’s ears pop up] (thoughts) What interesting creatures, I wonder if she’s learned to control her ears or if they are of involuntary response.
Shale: *scurries up the rock, leans far forward*
Axle: *dips bread in egg mixture*
Shale: *leans farther forward* *scuffles to not slip*
Axle: (thoughts) I’d tell her to be careful, but I’ll let her slap herself first. *places bread on pan to sizzle*
Shale: *leans even farther forward*

20 MINUTES LATER

Shale: *overbalances and falls over* (before hitting the ground) *kicks off rock and lands on feet (much to Axle’s dismay)* “It’s done?” *scampers over* “Wow you made a lot.” *takes all of it*
Hanyuu: *yawn* “Where’s breakfast?”
Axle: *points* “I thought I had finally exceeded her appetite.”

WEEK 4 (33)

Shale: “Axle, teach me to read.”
Axle: “This is an unexpected turn of events.”
Shale: (ashamed) “I’ve decided things are just the way they are. My mommy would have taught me. But she’s not here; if you guys really want to be my parents then help me.”
Axle: “Very well. It’s nice to know you have some sophisticated qualities. I was beginning to fear you were going to develop into a killing machine before a person.”
Shale: “And I want seeds too, I want to grow a garden.”
Axle: “Say it and it shall be yours.”

WEEK 5 (36)

Eon: “Aeyine!”
Aeyine: “You’re back! I honestly thought you were going to kill yourself. So you finally gave up?”
Eon: “No, I found him.”
Aeyine: “You did? What happened? Where did he go?”
Eon: “The day after I found him, we walked down the hill and when we got to the town trail, he said he was going to search for Shale.”
Elf: “You succeeded?
Eon: “He almost killed me. If I didn’t trip the first time I was going up the mountain he would have sliced me in half.”
Kitez: “HE WHAT!?”
Eon: “Somehow he stopped himself on the second time though.”
Vercon: “You tried again? I never thought you were that suicidal.”
Snow Dragon: “Why didn’t he want to come with us?”
Eon: “He said: we proved we were capable on our own. So he decided to look on his own that way more area would be covered. He told me he thinks it’s going to be impossible but that he has nothing better to do than try.”

MONTH 2 (46)
Shale: (sings) “BORING! BORING! BORING!” *stomps foot* “Aren’t we ever going to go anywhere or do anything? Don’t you guys ever get tired of your tea party games? I’m a kid and even I don’t want to play with stuffed bunnies. Must be a human thing…”
Hanyuu: *sighs* “Shale the way you…”
Shale: “I want real friends, why am I here with you? Are you guys afraid to tell me?”
Hanyuu: “I thought we agreed to calm down and work together. We got you your garden. We want you to be happy.”
Shale: *grinds teeth* "Shut up! I don’t have respect for you. What are you, a poor facsimile of my mom?”
Axle: “You don’t talk to Ichuzz that way. Take that back!”
Shale: *ignores Axle* “You’re short, have no powers, would get completely lost in the woods, and would probably loose in a contest of your own cleaver fencing to her.” *laughs* “And your husband what’s he?” *jumps on rock and looks down on Axle* “Skinny fragile arms, you call him a man, more like both of you settling for less.”
Hanyuu: *slaps Shale* “Don’t you dare talk about him that way. Some women like the sophisticated type more than the idiotic barbarian type anyway.” *gets angry* “What’s so good about your father anyway? Men should be capable of showing love not just eating ham and drinking beer.”
Shale: “Yeah right you’re just jealous because my mommy has a better husband she’s got a better everything and is better at anything you can do.”
Hanyuu: “If you call a man who gets angry at his friends, starts yelling and throwing beer bottles superior to a man who drinks tea and reads eloquently then I suppose you would be right.”
Shale: *grabs cleaver* *strikes*
Hanyuu: *blocks* *raises eyebrow* “Aren’t you a little young to be starting fights?”
Shale: “You’re a liar and I want to fight.” *strikes*
Hanyuu: *smiles* No lack of resolve… *blocks*(thoughts) Quite a bit of power for a three year old. I wonder… *faints for the heart* [faint is blocked] *smiles* (thoughts) I thought so, she’s engaged me under the presumption she’d need to be ready for me to attack too; interesting. *mock fights*
Shale: *gets frustrated*
Hanyuu: *steals cleaver back* “Hmm not bad but you’ll need to get better if you ever expect to survive a real fight.” (thoughts) This kid makes me so angry, yet I always find myself pulled to her, considering how many children I’ve killed in my past, it’s a wonder I haven’t killed this one. Despite being kidnapped and being so young, she doesn’t complain. Nothing is too harsh or enduring to keep her from bouncing back up the next day.
Shale: *rolls down and crawls behind Hanyuu* *lifts legs up* (angry) “Naïve!” *drops Hanyuu backwards* *lifts up brick sized rock* “Time to finish you!”
Hanyuu: *scoots back* (shows some fear)
Shale: *rocks is lifted into the air* *hangs on* “HEY!”
Hanyuu: “Thank you, I underestimated her. I don’t want to think what that might have done to my kneecap.”
Shale: [is lowered down] *drops rock* *starts crying* “Just let me go home to my real parents. You are in love why can’t you have your own kid?” *sniff* *sniff* *sadness quickly turns to anger* *storms off*
Hanyuu & Axle: *awkward pause*
Hanyuu: “You know maybe she’s right.” *unsure look*
Axle: “I don’t know if we’re ready. Anyhow this should be good practice.”
Hanyuu: “I don’t think it’s something you can ever really get ready for. It’s true what she said, the tea parties are getting old, I think it's time to move onto something else.”
Axle: “What are you talking about, these play parties are what attracted us to each other originally?”
Hanyuu: *laughs and shrugs* “Well people change and all…”
Axle: *puts hand on Hanyuu’s back* “Soon my darling Ichuzz these ten years will be up, and when they are, I will literally be the first man to give you the world.”
Hanyuu: *shoulders slump, sighs* (thoughts) Who says I want the world. *looks at Shale determinately punching the air*

Day 50

Elf: *freaks out* “I WANT MY CHUNKY!”
Eon and Snow Dragon: “Whoa, calm down!”
Elf: “I want Shale back too.” *broody* *lips pout* “You humans are more collectable than you think.”
Vercon: “What’s that supposed to mean?”
Elf: *angry face* *wraps up Vercon and Edgeworth in vines*
Edgeworth: “Hey what did I do?”
Elf: “See you’re collected.”
Aeyine: “Let them go, your demonstration was impressive.”
Elf: *stares at both of them* “It’s not the same, it’s not my Chunky.” *sniffs Aeyine*
Aeyine: “Uh…”
Elf: “You smell like my Shale.”
Aeyine: “Don’t tell me you’re going to collect me too. I don’t want you to loose it but it's looking that way to me.”
Eon: “No need to be so polite; those are our friends and we need you to let them go.”
Aeyine: “Easy Eon.”
Yuki: *confused approach tries to grab all three completely unsuccessful* “No more fighting...”
Eon: “What do you have to be afraid of? She’s our friend but she’s not our superior, not just because she’s an elf.”
Aeyine: “I’m not saying she necessarily is, but she’s lived eighty plus years, if I remember correctly. Not that I think locking these people up is okay, but she’s having to deal with a lot of stress, so that’s why she’s done it and someone with that much life experience is going to be very dangerous if you plan on settling things with a minor scrap.”
Elf: *releases everyone* “I’m not going crazy Aeyine. I just need to hold someone. It’s been so long since I’ve had someone that’s mine. I think I am going crazy in maybe just that one regard.”
Aeyine: *pat on back*
Yuki: *Gasps, runs and eats a mouse*
Edgeworth: “Well didn’t see that one happening.”
Kitez: *overplayed drama sigh* “She swallowed it whole again didn’t she?” *long look* “That poor mouse.”
Elf: “That mouse is going to be Hanyuu when I find her!”
Ruri: “Oh my… You don’t actually intend to eat her do you?”
Elf: “My plan is to kill her, though eating her might be just the thing to cure that empty feeling I have, plus it’s just the sort of sick thing to match up to what she did to me.” *speculates* “Actually, it’s sounding better and better. It might not even be one hundred percent cannibalism; she is a human after all.”

MONTH 3 (67)

Shale: *stirring her finger through her garden* “I really wish I could have a miracle.” *sees a blue paper that looks like Hanyuu’s pink one* (Doesn’t read that well yet)
*tries to read then draws a picture* [words come back] *gasps hides letter* *looks for Axle and Hanyuu* (Neither have the pink letter) *walks on over* “Axle I want to try harder today to learn how to read.”
Hanyuu: “You want to be a chemist?” (mumbles) “I still don’t believe that…”
Shale: “There’re lots of reasons.”
Hanyuu: “Such as?”
Shale: *annoyed expression* “Well I was about to learn the elvin language until you interrupted me.” *looks at Axle* “And I want to learn chemistry. I’ll be nice and say: Both of you don’t know as much as I want to know so that only leaves books. Plus I want to know how to write, and then learn more languages than my mom.”
Axle: “Hey Ichuzz, the small boards, where are they? I finally finished that wall and am ready for these drawers but I can’t seem to find where I placed them.”
Hanyuu: “FINALLY is right, you said you would finish those about twenty five days ago.”
Axle: “It’s odd for me, I usually am pretty organized.”
Shale: “I took them.” *slightly worried to be in trouble* “I also have the hammer and some nails*
Axle: “Can you bring them back?”
Shale: “That’s not as easy as you think. I can bring the hammer and nails back.”
Axle: “That’s fine, I could find more. What were you making?”
Shale: *smiles* “A tree house.”
Hanyuu: “A three year old with a hammer and nails…” *heavy sigh* “I would tell a ten year old that’s too dangerous but you elves aren’t very clumsy. I want to see it.”

1 MINUTE LATER

Hanyuu: “Glah! It’s better than my tent!” (yells) “Axle come see this.” *points* “I want you to make our house like this.” [Implying fast and neat] “What’s taking you so long?”
Axle: *comes closer* “What the…” *runs hands along the boards* “the seams between the planks have disappeared the whole house has fused into one block.”
Hanyuu: *stomps foot on a patch of green at the base of the tree* “What’s with all these flowers and grass in this patch right here?”
Shale: “That’s where I used to sleep?”
Hanyuu: “How long have you been hiding out living like royalty behind our backs?”
Shale: “Maybe twenty days ago, the tree hasn’t fully rejected the nails yet.” *pulls one out* “I got the boards the same day Axle brought them.”
Axle: “Do you mind if I help you learn to read from in here from now on?”
Shale: “Sure, but there’s not much room. I wanted to make another room but I ran out of boards.”
Axle: “I could help you with that.”
Shale: “Axle?” *shivers*
Axle: “Yes?”
Shale: “How far out do the dark elves live?”
Axle: “Why would you want to know that? Planning on running away?”
Shale: “No, but sometimes at night I think they see me. I pretend not to be afraid, but I’m actually very scared every night.”
Axle: “They are a few miles out. I didn’t want any exploring to find us; I’m not a dark elf, so they’re as much my enemy as yours."

MONTH 4 (100)

Paper: ‘Hello?’
Shale: ‘Who is this stranger?’
Paper: ‘I can’t tell you yet.’
Shale: ‘Why?’
Paper: ‘First tell me: what is your favorite food?’
Shale: ‘Beef, what’s yours?’
Paper: ‘Shale? It’s Zathire.’
Shale: *gasp* ‘Daddy?’
Paper: ‘I’ll find you, where are you?’
Shale: ‘The—f wait.’ *hides paper in tree hole*
Hanyuu: “What are you doing this morning?”
Shale: (nervous) “Oh nothing, just playing with my garden.”
Hanyuu: “Axle has some presents for you today.” *smiles and takes out two books* [Ingredients in Natural Alchemy, Common Phrases and the Elvin Alphabet]
Shale: (distracted) “Oh… uh, thank you!” *waits* [nothing happens] *smiles* “Okay I guess I’ll read them right away.”
Hanyuu: (bored and disappointed expression) “Well… okay then.” *regret* *turns around then keeps walking?”
Shale: *snatches paper* ‘Hanyuu is gone.’

EA
Chapter 5: Out of Place
Scene 1: Meddling Kids

Bus Driver: “Yeah and every time I try to take tourist to the place, there he is dressed in black like the Grim Reaper. I don’t know much about ghosts but that scythe looks pretty formidable ghost or not.”
Velma: “Jinkies!”
Fred: “What is it Velma?”
Velma: “I was talking to one of the locals and it looks to me like we have another mystery on our hands.”
Shaggy: “Zoiks Scoob! Did you hear that?”
Scooby: “Raggy!”
Shaggy: “Do you know what that means?” *shivers* (freaks out) “Like ghosts!”
Scooby and Shaggy: *hold each other shivering*
Fred: “Relax, guys. We all know there’s no such thing as ghosts.”

RANDOM BARGE

Raven: “Azrath metrion zinthos!” *boxes turn black and explode outwards*
Shaggy: *terrified* *points* “Like then what do you call that?”
Starfire: *flies through* “Oh Raven look a cute doggy.” *Points finger (with hearts in eyes)* *pause* “And yet… My other one is telling me I should eat him.”
Raven: “That’s a no food Yuki.”
Starfire: “Oh but it looks as good as a Zorgensplok on a Moongrub!”
Daphne: “Oh I feel weird all of the sudden.”
Fred: “Oh my head… I feel wait like wait Aeyine?”
Raven: “Don’t tell me?”
Daphney: *sigh* “Yep… Vercon…”
Shaggy: “Like Scoop what’s going on?”
Raven: “Ohh I feel so happy!” *skips and twirls*
Cyborg: “Beast boy did you see that?”
Beast boy: *dry* “Yes I did. And I never thought I see the day Eon did that and especially Raven.”
Raven: “I finally got my powers back.” *flat expression* “Sorry I guess I got a little carried away.”
Beast Boy: “So Cyborg have you got a host yet?”
Cyborg: “Other way around squid brains. And no I haven’t. I still agree with Robin and am suspicious about this whole mind sharing thing.”
Robin: “Yeah not that I don’t trust you guys but we still don’t know what they’re really after.”
Grim Reaper: “Oh my, it seems I’ve finally found a host as well; though he seems to have quite the agenda planned.” *eyes shift* “If you will excuse me I have the sudden erg to put gold… in my pockets…”
Shaggy: “Well team it looks like your leader is finally here. Alright activate the device.”
Robin: “Leader?” *angry and suspicious* “What’s going on. I knew this was a trap!”
Cyborg: “Ah what’s going on my head hurts.” *falls down and gets up* “Where am I?”
Robin: “Cyborg!”
Cyborg: “I was in the forest just a moment ago.” *pause* “Hey… huh? Oh…”
Robin: “Cyborg what’s going on?”
Cyborg: “There’s someone in my head but I think whoever it is, is more confused than I.”
Beast Boy: “Confused …Zathire?”
Cyborg: “Wait you know me? I mean what’s going on?”
Shaggy: “Oh wonderful, so you really can prioritize one reality over the other.”
Robin: “Enough!” *holds staff up to Shaggy*
Shaggy: “Zoiks! Mama-me-a!”
Robin: “Explain who you are and what’s going on here.”
Shaggy: “I’m Oscar De Luigi, and you are in the cartoon network dimension.”
Robin: *confused expression*
Shaggy: “We’re testing a device that allows actions in one dimension to take priority over someone in another dimension. We just pulled Zathire out of his world and put him here.”
Cyborg: “You did what? Last time was a pokeball and I was about ready to crack someone’s skull.”
Raven: “Zathire, it’s me Eon and this here is the Yuki.”
Starfire: “Our hearts are that of the much joy when we see you!”
Cyborg: “Eon? Wait I have to tell you something. I found the paper Hanyuu used. And I think I talked to Shale.”
Fred: “Brother you did? Where is she?”
Cyborg: *horrified pause, then a shrug* “Something about forests and dark elves.” *looks at metal arm* “I think she understood me but her writing isn’t quite there yet.” *earnest look* “Can I link up with you guys?” *looks to Daphnie* “Elf where are you and the humans?”
Daphnie: *heavy sigh* “Vercon actually…” *embarrassed side glance* “I don’t remember the name of the town. Starts with a P, but there’s lots of grassland and we’ll be heading to that one gate where you had the pokemon battle.”
Cyborg: “I know where that is. So what the hell is going on here?”
Grim Reaper: *appears*
Shaggy: “Zoiks!”
Grim Reaper: “We’re training, the old prophet said Axle will be coming here.”
Shaggy: (interjects) “Not that old!”
Daphnie: “Shut up and have a Scooby snack.” *tosses treat*
Grim Reaper: “We think he’s trying to make some sort of reality or time device and advised us to do the same.”
Shaggy: “If we’re lucky we can do the same to Hanyuu as we did to you and capture her.”
Fred: “Then if we’re lucky the lovesick wizard should follow.” *looks at Daphnie* [they both hug each other]
Daphnie: “This is so wrong…”
Fred: “I know…”
Robin: “Not that I know anything about your plans, but wouldn’t it be more effective to capture the bad guy directly?”
Shaggy: “Not that easy. We need to have someone we’re familiar with, for the mind and dream thing to work.” *looks to the sky* “Release the device!”
Robin: “Wait what’s going on?”
Grim Reaper: “That’s a secret.”
Raven: “Ehh…” *shakes head* “Whoa!”
Other hosts: *doing the same*
Starfire: “I have learned lot of the Yuki with our time together.”
Raven: “Yeah I now have experience with two types of dark magic.”
Robin: “Wait so you’re saying the people you hosted all harbored similarities?”
Beast Boy: “Yeah mine was Kitez, he was a mammal shifter, but he can’t do this!” *turns into a T-rex and roars*
Raven: “Easy there beast boy!”
Cyborg: “No the guy I got only used a used to smash things with an oversized sword and eat chicken, I’m way too sophisticated for that.”
Beast Boy: *nudge* “I don’t know Cyborg, seems pretty similar to me.”
Cyborg: “Hey what’s that supposed to mean?”
Robin: “Guys we don’t have time for this.” *opens computer starts typing* “The others said something about Hanyuu and Axle. Those were the two names we were given. We need to find out who they are. I’m not so sure they’re our enemies.”
Velma: “Jinkies! Well this puts us at an awkward spot. Maybe we can help you.”
Grim Reaper: *sneaks*
Starfire: “Not so fast criminal.” *scoops him up*
Fred: “Take off his mask!”
Grim Reaper: [mask is taken off]
All Scooby-do characters: “Ralph Jenson!”
All Teen Titian characters: *confused*
Ralph Jenson: “And I would have gotten away with it too if it weren’t for those meddling kids and their stupid dog!”
Scooby-do: “Eh-he-he-he”
Cops: [are there (Why? I don’t know)] *take him away*
Robin: “Okay…”
Velma: “Well it looks like you took care of our mystery rather fast. Perhaps as a favor we can help you solve yours?”
Fred: “Time machines and ghosts I’ve heard it all!” *awkward pause* “Were you a man and I was a woman when it came to our hosts?”
Daphnie: *scratches back of head* “I think so…”

EA
Chapter 5: Out of Place
Scene 2: Dark Elf Disturbance


MONTH 6

Ms Elric: “Oh my god!”
Myth: “What is it?”
Ms Elric: “Look.” [5 bodies of dark elves are torn up with open rib cages]
Myth: (mumbles) “What sort of thing could have possibly done this?”
Ms Elric: “I’ve only heard stories of the revenge those creatures seek. I can only imagine what ill fate would befall someone about to enter their territory.”
Myth: “They’re incredibly deadly and likely there’s a whole bunch of them willing to avenge their fallen brethren. Not because they care about them, just because they have an excuse to kill something or to gain more stature.”
Ms Elric: “I think its best we stay away.”
Myth: “Afraid of what sort of torture they’ll have in store for you?”
Ms Elric: “Stop it! I’m really scared and almost nothing scares me.”
Myth: “I’m not trying to scare you; I was asking truthfully; but if you want to look for these missing people we can’t leave corners unchecked because they’re dangerous.” *pause* “Still I can’t imagine what it was that killed them was human. Either an elf, a monster or another dark elf…” *shakes head* “Treacherous creatures…”
Ms Elric: “Really, I think we should turn back. We’ve already used up all our luck getting one more life than we deserve. Let’s not mess up again.”
Myth: *smiles* “I never live with regret.” *presses forward* “I don’t plan on staying here. We should pass this forest before night. The light is too bright for them to see in the day. They’ll be underground.” *something catches his eye* *starts running*
Ms Elric: *freaks out* “What is it?” *follows hunched over chewing nails*
Myth: *arrives at a cave entrance* “There’s two more dead here. …Seems like there’s a trail of blood leading into the cave.” *creeps into the darkness and peeks inside*
Ms Elric: *crouches behind tree* (incredibly afraid) “Stop it! What if there’s still some in there? I don’t want you to die.”
2 Dark elves: (behind Ms Elric) “What if indeed.”
Ms Elric: *scream gasp* *swords of fire extend from her arms* *takes a fighting stance*
Both dark elves: *disappear into trees*
Myth: “Hold on!” *takes out crossbow*
2 Dark elves: *appear behind Myth* *take crossbow*
Dark elf: “These humans are a joke.”
Dark elf 2: “Should we kill them or perhaps should we keep their blood warm for our spiders?”
Dark elf 3: *fires dart into Ms Elric* *jumps down from tree* “Depends on how useful they are.”
Dark elf 4: “If they lead us to the beast perhaps we’ll be too busy to carry them back to the feeding pen.” *devious smile*
Dark elf 1: “I have my doubts that they have anything to do with the beast.” *pets the handle of his whip* “The lazorax tongue is growing impatient.” *pets it again* (codling tone) “Yes, they’re close enough to taste already aren’t they?”
Ms Elric: “I thought you said they’d be blind!”
Dark elf 3: *glances upward at the sun through the shady leaves* “It’s uncomfortable yes..." *give a quick snort of a laugh* "but I think we’re all better off than you.”
Ms Elric: *shoots out blast of fire*
Dark elf 3, 4: *are blinded* “Gah!”
Myth: *raises sword*
Dark elf 1: *whips at Myth*
Myth: *cuts off one of the two slithering black tendrils on the whip*
Dark elf 2: *draws spiked swords and engages in combat*
Dark elf 1: *strikes again*
Ms Elric: *fire chops to block attack against Myth* [tongue hits hand] *flinches and whips hand away instantly* *screams in agony* [skin dissolves into black bubbling goo and melts off hand down to the forearm leaving only white bone]
Myth: “Karin!” *looses focus, fails to fight off constant attacks, (is only alive because the dark elf enjoys toying and watching him fight for his life)*
Ms Elric: [with no ligaments the bones start to droop and fall within the black soup]
Dark elf 3: *blinks in pain (vision is returning)* “Bitch, worthless human sough! This one’s to kill!” *throws two darts*
Arrow: *comes from the trees and strikes down both darts*
2nd Arrow: *strikes dark elf 4 in the skull*
Vines: *grip dark elf 2 and 1*
Myth: *backs away*
Vines: *squeeze, crush, then rip off the head of dark elf 2*
Dark elf 1: *whips lazorax tongue against vines* [the vines rot and die] [the lazorax tongue absorbs the blood from the other dark elf and grows another short tongue]
Dark elf 3: “Damn she elf!” *jumps into trees*
Dark elf 1: *leaps out of rotten vines to aid of other dark elf* [not before Myth clips his ankle] *flinches after landing*
Ms Elric: *kicks injured dark elf*
Myth: *fires crossbow into dark elf’s heart before he can get up*
Dark elf 3: *out of nowhere falls from the canopy with arrow in calf* [a swarm of mighty vines come driving down and wrap around the dark elf’s head and drive it into deep into the ground stripping it from the body.”
Elf: *jumps out of tree* *looks at Ms Elric’s arm* “I didn’t expect to see you here humans." *forms a cradle of leaves and vines* “You must burn that weapon. And you must burn that black goo. Can you still do that?”
Ms Elric: *winces* “Help the pain is too great! Ahh…”
Lazorax tongue: *starts slithering away*
Elf: “Burn it! Only fire can cleanse that weapon’s trail.”
Lazorax tongue: *heads for a body*
Ms Elric: *sends a fireball and burns weapon and goo on ground*
Elf: “Even the traces on your arm must be burned or they will continue to dissolve you.”
Ms Elric: *tear of pain* “Yes…” *burns and screams*
Elf: *plants bend around Ms Elric’s arm and wrap it up tightly in a leaf cast* *brings fallen bones into cradle* “Follow me, that poison they gave you will eventually stop your heart. It is spider venom, designed to stop muscle functions for them to feed.”
Ms Elric: *limping from affect*
Myth: “Karin, are you okay?”
Elf: “We can make it to my village and my people can save you.”
Ms Elric: “What…” *headache* “Why were you here?”
Elf: “Hurry.” *waits until Myth is helping her walk* “I heard my child was kept by dark elves. My Chunky went on a rampage; I don’t think it’s safe though. He’s still a human, the second they find out he’s dangerous they’ll stop fighting directly and simply assassinate him. So I came hoping to be his back up, but you need my help now.”
Ms Elric: “You’re choosing to save me even though your husband is in danger? I thought you looked down on humans.”
Elf: “Save your strength and walk. I believe he can and will fend for himself and is more likely to survive than not; I just hoped to mitigate the risk. This is your first time however. You fought against dark elves and survived. You have earned my respect and my people will take care of you.”
Ms Elric: “Go. Go and save him.”
Elf: “Huh?”
Ms Elric: “You have done a lot for us.”
Elf: “I’m afraid even if I wanted to I wouldn’t be much help.”
Myth: “What do you mean? Nonsense, I saw what you did. It was all the work. I can go forward and get the medicine. You go do what you need to do. Just give me the password or direction, whatever I need. And we’ll take care of the rest.”
Elf: “It might take you too long to navigate on your own. A strait line won’t get you there.” *pauses* “I can’t help him anyways. Did you know an elf’s eyes are no better than a human’s in the dark? You saw the cave right?”
Myth: “He went in there blind?”
Elf: “I believe he is what you call a berserker. He has taken it upon himself to adopt our hate and perhaps is the only human to hate them more than we. When a berserker is enraged nothing will stop them until they kill everything or die.”
Ms Elric: “You really think he will be okay?”
Elf: “My only hope is in their cowardliness. Once he kills one or two they will all want to kill him but none will be eager risk their personal lives. Their lack of unity is weakness. It is common in their society when killing an outlaw, that in order to get credit as the one who killed him, they will wait for a key moment when both opponents seem weak and backstab their ally and claim sole survivor.” *smiles at Myth and Ms Elric* “My other hope is in the fact that we, both dark elves and elves have a huge tendency to underestimate you humans.”

1 HOUR LATER

Ms Elric: “It’s beautiful… what I can see of it.”
Myth: “Are you okay?”
Ms Elric: “I think I’m starting to go blind, and I can’t feel the pain in my hand anymore.”
Elf: “Hold on, we’re only about one more hour from the teleportation circle.” *grows small fern like plant* *rips it off the ground and holds it to her mouth* “Eat this, it will slow the poison.”
Ms Elric: “How long is this spider venom supposed to take?”
Elf: “One bite should leave the body weak for about two days before killing. But it doesn’t take much time at all to reach the point of no return.”
Ms Elric: *tries to stand up a bit straighter* “And when is that?”
Elf: *looks down* (speaks softly) “Well you can still walk right now can’t you?”
Ms Elric: *blind smile* *takes a breath and nods in understanding* “I got you…”

FINALLY AT THE TELEPORTATION CIRCLE

Elf: *brushes some ancient vines away* *activates it* [now in the city] “Take this human to the spring.”
Several elves: *shoulder Ms Elric*
Random elf: “What is her name?”
Elf: “Karin.” *holds out pouch* “These are the bones of her hand they fell off when she was bit by the lazorax whip.”
Other random elf: “And she still lives.
Elf: “She was lucky to have a shield of fire around before the slime touched her and she was quick to retract. Had she let it linger for a full second she would surely be as her arm.” *turns* “but she suffers from their poison as well. We will need blood mushroom; a quarter slice; that ought to flush her out.”
Another random elf: *brings red slice and feeds it to Karin*
Elf: “This is going to hurt; are you ready?”
Karin: *nods* [is brought to and lowered into natural pool of water]
Elf: *takes out dagger and slits flesh above the bone cut*
Karin: *flinches in pain* *blood starts poring out cut by the gallon* “Uh is this natural?”
Elf: *lowers pouch of bones into spring* “Lower your arm into the water.”
Karin: *obeys* *blood starts congealing and absorbs bones, forms into a hand structure and then starts transforming into flesh* *gasps, steps out of spring* “This is… this is incredible.”
Elf: “The flesh is all alive, your skin is going to take some time to die and dry out. Touching anything should be very painful until then.”
Karin: “I can’t believe you got my arm back! This is this is incredible. I don’t even feel the poison anymore.”
Elf: “That mushroom was magic; eating it flooded you with more blood, so much so that if you weren’t bleeding you would die. It was a rather unsightly method, but it seems to have purged you of enough of the poison as well as given you the extra blood necessary for the fountain of life to re-grow your arm.”
Karin: “That spring, I have never felt more alive.”
Elf: “It was made only three hundred years ago by the great priest Helian, a wielder of the book of light. Inspired by the beauty of our forest he decided to bridge the gap between humans and elves and gave us this gift. None of us have had a need for it but it is said to be able to even heal the scars of time.”
Karin: “The book of light? Maybe if you can find out something about Helian, we can find something out about the other or either book.”
Elf: “You are welcome to use our library, but not for long we are grouping for a search party.”
Karin: “Are you going into the caves?”
Elf: “Most likely, now that I’ve heard a humor of Shale’s location. We are going to scan the place thoroughly. You can come if you want. We are going to bring lights into the darkness.”

MONTH 7

Axle: (mumbles) “Hanyuu… something is bothering me.”
Hanyuu: “Huh?”
Axle: (hushed) “I don’t want Shale to hear, she’s got elf ears after all.”
Shale: *listens in on their tent from tree house two hundred yards away*
Axle: “There have been several murders, dark elves dead, scattered bloody bodies spread out over this forest.”
Shale: *smiles*
Hanyuu: “She doesn’t know. Are you worried she’ll try to run away?”
Axle: “I’m worried for two reasons. I’m worried these deaths might not be by mistake they might be on to us. There’s also the risk these elves will investigate, if they find us they’ll be no nicer to a human than to an enemy elf.
Hanyuu: “Do you think we should move?”
Axle: “Not yet but we should be ready for it.”
Shale: *takes out paper* ‘I heard word dark elves died in this forest from Axle. Is it you daddy?’ [no reply] *shrugs and takes a nap* *wakes up* *screams*
Female Dark Elf: “I was waiting for you to do that.”
Shale: “Mommy help! Save me! Hanyuu!”
Hanyuu: *hears something* “Was that Shale?” *steps outside* [hears help] *grabs cleavers*
Female Dark Elf: “It really is pathetic how a mother always has to give away her position for a mere child.” *squints*
Hanyuu: *squints (but it doesn’t look any different)*
Female Dark Elf: “Is this a human?”
Hanyuu: *attacks with cleavers*
Dark elf: *parries* “Don’t mock me human! This is a pointless fight.” *lets go of Shale and draws second sword*
Hanyuu: *keeps cleaving* [draws blood]
Dark elf: “Impossible, you scum.”
Hanyuu: *keeps pace but is on the defensive*
Shale: *looks at Hanyuu, then to the dark elf* [it looks like Hanyuu might loose, but neither seems to be making any progress] *goes down toward dark elves leg*
Dark elf: *thinks to stab Shale but risks an leaving an opening and aborts the idea*
Shale: *grabs dark elf’s foot and holds it down*
Dark elf: *tries to take a step backwards and missteps*
Hanyuu: *lands in several light hits to the shoulder and one to a finger*
Dark elf: *looses momentum in the fight, opening become more exposed*
Hanyuu: *presses in and cleaves deep into the trapezes, collarbone, shoulder, then decapitates*
Shale: *gets up and gives Hanyuu a child’s terrified hug* “Thank you”
Hanyuu: *returns hug*
Axle: “You sure ran fast… I see you’ve managed to kill one.”
Shale: *shivering*
Axle: “That was a risky move you took Ichuzz.” *looks at corpse* “We’ll have to get rid of this fast.”
Hanyuu: “We should get the shovels I suppose.”
Shale: *runs off* “Don’t worry mom, I mean Hanyuu, I’ll bring them.”
Hanyuu: *opens mouth to say something, but closes it* (thoughts) Did she really just call me that? *smiles*
Axle: *looks down on body and sees a paper* “How’d the dark elf get this?” *reads it* “Traitor! And right after we saved you.” *erases information and writes something else* *burns paper*
Shale: *sees* “No…”
Axle: “She’s been communicating with the outside.”
Hanyuu: “Who has the other one?”
Axle: “That’s a rather good question. It was claiming to be her father, but I’m not so sure. I don’t know how it would get outside. This doesn’t make any sense to me.” *pauses* “…But on its history there was word, on our location, being in proximity with these dark elves.”
Hanyuu: “Is he coming?”
Axle: “I don’t think so, not anymore after what I wrote.”
Shale: “What did you do?”
Axle: “I told him we decided to move after a dark elf found us.”

EA
Chapter 5: Out of Place
Scene 3: Barely Alive


Elf: *sniff* *sniff* *greedy grumble*
Karin: “Uh oh what’s going on now?”
Myth: “I don’t get it.”
Elf: “I have to go immediately.”
Karin: (slightly worried) “Wait, is this a bad thing? Should we be ready for something?”
Elf: *leaps into the canopy* (instantly undetectable)
Zathire: *appears stained in purple and red blood, shirt torn to the point of nearly being non existent* (exhausted, with one eye open) “Hey do you have any water?”
Karin: “Shoot let’s help him.” *grabs an arm and leads him* “You know this is the ultimate form of forgiveness.” *leads him to a river*
Myth: *grabs other shoulder* “I bet the two people you killed are the last ones you’d expect to be helping you now.”
Karin: “Jeez those cuts are deep! Are you sure you’re a human?” *looks at a huge gouge running diagonal two feet across torso* “TWO INCHES WIDE and TWO INCHES DEEP… That should be fatal.” *looks to Myth* (dramatic whisper) "Do you see that, my whole arm could fit in there.”
Myth: “What did he do?”
Zathire: *face plants in stream* (washes off blood)
Karin: “DID HE DIE?” *holds hands over mouth*
Zathire: *gets up and breaths for a moment* “Damn those dark elves.” *rips off the last useless strands of shirt*
Karin: “Did he fight them all by his self?”
Myth: “I doubt any human could take on more than two. You saw them yourself; we didn’t stand a chance against even one.”
Zathire: “I feel dizzy.” *tries to focus on the red trails in the stream* *coughs (a purple finger comes out of mouth)*
Myth: “What? Don’t tell me you ate one?”
Zathire: (barely focused) “Hey you’re that one guy who was obsessed with Hanyuu...” *looses focus and stumbles into water again*
Myth: *hoists him out of water* “You’re really heavy. You know that?"
Zathire: “Oh that finger…” *blinks* *blanks out* (starts talking unexpectedly) “Oh yeah that was from that one girl, I broke her arm off and chewed up her hand.”
Karin: “Um sick and wow.”
Myth: “What did you do to her?”
Zathire: *long pause* “I don’t remember. I know I pulled her bones out but I don’t know if it was the one I cracked off her shoulder blades or the one where stuck my hand through her throat and pulled out her spine. We can only hope that any who escaped will lead horrified lives of suffering and fear.”
Myth: “Don’t you think that’s a little sadistic?”
Zathire: “No.”
Elf: *arrives with two blankets* “It’s no use trying to convince him otherwise, he knows more about our culture than me. We elves kill dark elves on the spot without hesitation or mercy. Him he just goes berserk. Anything that’s a threat to me or an elf seems to make him go insane. He even punched a fly through a tree that almost landed on me.” *grows a fat cactus like plant* *takes mush out and stuffs it into the gouge* *wraps leaves over cuts and the outside of the gouge* *starts growing soft ferns and moss, then weaves a bowl of foliage* *wraps blankets around him, ties them on with vines* *snuggles and sniffs his chest* “I’m so glad I can still hear your heart beat. I’ve already lost Shale, if I lost you again, I don’t know if I could ever recover.”
Zathire: *falls asleep*
Myth: “I don’t know how you did it. But you put a rampaging barbarian to sleep like an innocent baby.”
Karin: *Looks down* “How absurd, it’s almost adorable.”
Elf: (pompously) “He is adorable.”
Karin: “Perhaps you should take him to that same spring. Unless you think he can re-grow that huge chunk of missing flesh.”
Elf: “Levelwallin…”
Other elf (male): “Yes we’ve finished the investigation. We found sixteen dark elf bodies torn or cut to shreds. Truly brutal deaths worthy of such horrid creatures… We even found three survivors. Two escaped into the darker depths, one was so terrified he actually went up to us and pleaded for us to take his life for he was afraid of losing it to the beast.” *sees Zathire, recognizes the size of the sword to the cuts* “Mellen, don’t tell me your absurd human fetish, I mean boyfriend did this?” *confused* “Impossible… a human defeating a dark elf…”
Elf: “Well what were your words Levelwallin, ripped apart and or cut? When have you ever heard of a dark elf retreating from the possibility of fighting an elf in their own territory? It’s never been heard of before. This human didn’t kill one." *narrows eyes and smiles at the male elf* "He killed all of them and made one tremble with so much fear that he offered to give up his life at elf hands rather than…” *looks at Zathire sleeping and smiles* “the beast.”
Another elf (male): “That is definitely the case, however I doubt what you have there Mellen is a human.”
Levelwallin: “How have you been made so sure Avelstine?”
Avelstine: “Simply, I saw what he did for Mellen when he dragged a dragon hawk back to our territory. She was apparently making him slave over some recipe. The things he did and the size of the task she gave him proved he wasn’t a human the second he succeeded.”
Another elf (female): “If he’s not human, then what do you suppose Mellen has?”
Avelstine: “Well I don’t claim to believe in such things as that which we haven’t yet discovered, but if there are demons, perhaps there are similar things, that which aren’t of malicious nature.”
Female elf: *skeptical look*
Avelstine: “Well what do think Wailess?”
Wailess: “I happen to believe he is a human.”
Karin: “Where’d all you elves come from?”
Levelwallin: *glances at Karin* “This is evidence humans cannot be responsible for this.”
Mellen: *dirty look*
Levelwallin: “It’s not that I wish to insult such a thing I just think it’s a concern perhaps there is something more dangerous truly going on.”
Mellen: “Well anyhow off with you elves.”
Other elves: *leave*
Myth: “What’s that one’s problem?”
Elf (Mellen): “I can here him muttering about humans now. There’s nothing aberrant with him; he’s just racist.”

1 HOUR LATER

Zathire: *wakes up* (calls blindly) “Elf…” (Is humble) “I don’t normally ask for much, but can you find me something to eat?”
Elf: *grows some fruit*
Karin: “I don’t think he’s going to make it. One more day at tops, I think you should take him to the spring.”
Elf: “He won’t do it.”
Karin: “Why not?”
Elf: “He doesn’t think humans are worthy.”
Myth: *perplexed face*
Karin: “So then what should we do?”
Elf: “Find him something to eat, or heal him with the spring when he’s not conscious.”
Myth: “I’ll do it, but we better be good buddies after this one, and he’s going to start off this friendship in debt.”
Zathire: *tries to sit up (is incredibly awkward since his stomach muscle is missing on his left side)*
Elf: *gasp* “My Chunky what are you doing?”
Zathire: “These are dark elves. If Shale wrote that they got attacked and survived, it seems probable that they’re not going to escape to the desert. Hanyuu is a beast when it comes to her cleavers and would surprise them and Axle could trick them with the staff. I think it is possible they defeated one by surprise, but they are dealing with dark elves. I can’t expect this to go unnoticed, if the wizard is arrogant enough to think he has time to pack up his things before leaving, there’s a good chance they took too long and Shale is already dead or in grave danger as we speak.” *starts marching* *falls* *gets up* “Come on Buttermuffin, she’s your daughter too and we both know it’s almost an impossibility that I’m going to be the one able to make any difference.”
Myth: *grabs Zathire and pulls* “Wait in this…” [Is lifted up by the chin]
Zathire: “I may not have the coordination or focus to do anything right now, but if I get my hands on you I still don’t need any energy to rip you apart.” *lowers him down* “Don’t try to stop me. There’s still a possibility I could be useful.” *falls to the ground and coughs* “Come on, I crushed everything here, so that still leaves everything this way to crush.”
Elf: *darts off*
Zathire: *stumbles and hobbles forward*

20 MINUTES LATER

Elf: “Chunky eat this. You’re about to faint.” *hands over three loafs of bread* “I’m going ahead. Recover and follow me, that’s an order.” *looks to Karin* “You come with me. Myth you can stay with him if that’s okay with you.”
Myth: “Aye, I could babysit him.”
Karin and Elf: *running forward*
Karin: (once they’re by themselves) “Why are you encouraging him?”
Elf: “I’d prefer he stayed there and did nothing too. But at least this way he’ll have some fire in his spirit.”

Myth: “Okay the girls are gone. I don’t want to say it if the elf hears me but I’ll say it anyway. There’s no way I can do anything for you if we get attacked."
Zathire: “It’s okay.”
Myth: “I’ll keep an eye out for you buddy, but I doubt it will do much good. Those dark elves are probably going to kill us from range anyway.”
Zathire: “Try to appear feebler. Nothing appeals to a dark elf like the opportunity to rub their superiority in the face of who they’re about to kill. If we’re lucky they’ll take the time to laugh and mock us first. Maybe then we can take one more down.”
Myth: “Feebler?”
Zathire: *digs his fingers into a scab and breaks it* *takes the blood and rubs it on Myth’s ankle* “Now just have your sword ready and put away the crossbow and we’re set.”
Myth: “Um okay…”
Zathire: *stuffs some bread in mouth* “Just try and defend me with your sword, it’s the perfect bait.”

5 MINUTES LATER

Zathire: *straitens posture* “Oh I feel like shit…” *cracks neck, but it doesn’t hurt to focus anymore.”
Myth: “Man how bad was it?”
Zathire: “My guess is it took quite a few calories to keep my body running and healing itself, because I felt like I’d missed five days of sleep a couple hours after this cut.”
Myth: “You are leaking quite a bit of blood.”
Zathire: “That’s right I guess I forgot about that.”
Myth: *puts hand on Zathire*
Zathire: “What?”
Myth: (whispers) “That’s the signal to wait and be quite.” *sneaks forward and investigates*
Zathire: *blinks at ground, shakes head* *eats a piece of bread*
Myth: *comes back* “I know your not in a state to think right now. So I’m going to do it for you. Don’t freak out with what I’m going to tell you. We don’t want anyone running away. I found Shale.”

EA
Chapter 5: Out of Place
Scene 4: Second Chance


Elf: “Dark elves!” *looks to the right and draws a bow* “Use your fire, they won’t be able to see you, but don’t underestimate them.” *fires arrow*
Karin: “Right you tell me where to fire and I’ll throw it.”
Elf: “Strait ahead!” *jumps onto tree* “Stay bright and don’t stand still.” *takes off, fires second arrow* [both arrows were parried]
Karin: *engulfs her body in flame*
Elf: (thoughts) …Six of them? [From out of range] “Help!”
Karin: “What… no way… I know I’m in trouble now.” (thoughts) Please don’t be dead. *decides to run to the aid* [finds the elf stuck in a spider web]
Dark elf: *throws a barbed spear*
Elf: *squirms* [spear goes into bottom of thy]
Karin: *jumps off tree trunk and then grabs onto branch, climbs up jumps again and cuts elf down*
Elf: *lands with one leg, raises hand and directs vines at five of the six* [3 chop vines up as they come, 2 are captured*
Far away dark elf: *fires blow dart at elf*
Elf: *dodges* [one of the captured dark elves breaks free]
Karin: *sends out a blinding flare*
Elf: *eight inch thick vines breaks captured dark elf’s legs and arms*
5 dark elves: *jump down in unison and draw melee weapons*
Karin: “Jump!”
Elf and 4 dark elves: *jump*
Other dark elf (female): *is burned in an inferno*
Burnt dark elf: *elbows Karin then extends arm whipping her with her blade against the kidney*
Elf: “Fire won’t work.” *gets whole group that jumped with vines* *takes out bow, fires one arrow in the head of the first*
Burnt dark elf: *takes out sharp object* *throws it into corps of dark elf and then a second into the dark elf with broken limbs crawling on the ground*
Broken dark elf: *starts gagging* *dies and spiders instantly erupt from stomach and mouth* [same with corps]
Burnt female: *eyes glow with purple magic* *spiders move toward Karin and Elf, (some jumping and spitting webs from mouth)*
Karin: *kills them as they come* (thoughts) One bite and I’m probably done for, but this has to be a distraction. *sees one aiming a spear* (thoughts) I need a shield.
Non-burnt female: *sends forth spider webs at elf*
Elf: *counters with vines*
Female: *smiles*
Burnt female: *smiles* [spiders take advantage of vines and webs]
Male dark elf: *drops paper ball* [paper explodes releasing cloud of smoke]
All captured dark elves: *dissolve and turn into smoke then reform outside the vines*
3 dark elves: *throw two spears at elf and one at Karin*
Elf: *blocks all of them with vines*
Male dark elf: “What is with this female, does she ever run out of magic?”
Karin: *grabs spear from vines* *whips spear at them wildly*
Female dark elf: *parries with zero trouble*
Elf: *shoots parrying elf with arrow*
Karin: *spins around and attacks elf, chopping a spider off the elf's shoulder that jumped on while she aimed her bow*
Dark elf: *moves forward and grabs spear mid rotation and rips it free*
Karin: (thoughts) three down three to go what’s the least likely thing they’d expect from a human?
Duel sword male, and spear female: *surround Karin*
Sorceress: *shoots webs from magic seals on fingers that spiders jump onto*
Elf: (intending to bring about awareness of her lack of mobility) “The sorceress!”
Karin: (thoughts) Unexpected, now… *anticipates attack at that moment, grabs spear spins and thrusts it back into the sword wielder*
Female: *gasps and then kicks male taking a sword*
Karin: *tries to pull out spear (but it's stuck by the barbs)* [in comes a sword attack] *abandons idea, shoots fire to blind then grabs for her sword*
Female dark elf: [was blinded but attacks anyway almost getting Karin’s fingers] *gets up quickly* *fights quickly while the eyes are still sore*
Female dark elf: *fights off blows and quickly presses forward* *cuts through Karin’s knuckle when she does a bad parry*
Karin: (thoughts) Unexpected idea two… *tackles sorceress*
Sorceress: *looses trance and control of spiders*
Karin [takes a spiked hack deep into the back and buckles forward]
Elf: *vines come in and crack sorceress’s neck*
Last dark elf: *runs ducking down to cut Karin’s neck*
Uncontrolled spider: *jumps at dark elf*
Female dark elf: *cuts spider in two* [Karin gets up]
Karin: *gets ready to back hand*
Female dark elf: [arrow pops out of eye]
Elf: *sighs and back steps with limp* “If we can just hunt down all these poison invaders to the forest our job will be done.”

WITH THE BOYS

Zathire: (Somewhat quite) “You found Shale? Whisper to her.”
Myth: “They’re right beside her now.” *looks* “Wait she’s talking to them, I can’t hear what she’s saying.” *squints* “They agreed… she’s headed this way.”
Shale: *comes jogging over* “Daddy!” *is about to hug Zathire* “Are you okay daddy?”
Zathire: *dripping with blood* “Come on let’s get out of here.”
Myth: *looks over at Axle and Hanyuu*
Axle: *appears to be laughing, picks up a book and walks over* *sees Zathire* *appears angry and points it out*
Hanyuu: *spins around and then finds the targets*
Axle: *raises staff* [a boulder starts to float]
Hanyuu: *stops and says something to Axle and pulls arm down*
Axle: *gets annoyed and shakes off arm then raises staff higher* [boulder goes higher then is flung at Zathire and Shale]
Myth: “Zathire look out man!”
Zathire: *grabs Shale and runs* [boulder curves in air] *drops Shale and puts hands up*
Shale: *falls down on all fours*
Zathire: *catches boulder and quakes then falls to a knee* [Shale gets leg pinned under knee]
Shale: *groans with pain*
Zathire: *shivers from holding it above* (Yells to Myth) “Lift my knee!”
Myth: *tries with all his might*
Zathire: *pushes with all his strength in other leg to get knee up*
Myth: “It’s no use, it’s too heavy!”
Zathire: *Shoulder rips at gnash and in last ditch effort Zathire pushes rock behind him with good arm* [boulder doesn’t go far enough and clips him on back knocking him forward onto all fours above Shale, then boulder slams on back* *arms slide out to the side and he barely trembles with enough effort to keep his chest from crushing Shale* [scabs on chest explode and blood squirts out onto Shale] *fingers start slipping* *holds breath, closes eyes and strives to hold it up*
Zathire: “You got to pull her out Myth.” [dirt brakes below left hand and it slides out another inch]
Myth: *tugs with all his might* “It’s no use man your knee has got her.”
Axle and Hanyuu: *arrive*
Axle and Zathire: *eyes meet and they silently stare at each other*
Hanyuu and Myth: *Hoist at Zathire’s knee*
Axle: *pulls Shale with all his strength*
Shale: *tugs forward*
Axle: *takes Shale out from under Zathire*
Hanyuu: *pulls cleavers out and holds them up to Myth*
Myth: *has sword ready but lowers it* “You’re a healer right.”
Axle: *opens portal with staff*
Myth: “Promise me if you’re going to take his child you at least fix her broken leg. I know there is still good in you. You have to fight his power over you.”
Hanyuu: *lowers cleavers* “I have done this of my own accord; please do not try to save me.” *walks through portal with Axle and Shale*
Zathire: *crumbles* *boulder rolls and smashes back of neck* “Oh, ho, ho, ho, the pain…”
Myth: (muttering to himself) “I don’t believe it... I refuse to believe it...”
Zathire: (speaking into the dirt) “A little help here!”
Myth: *pulls and pushes* [boulder won’t move] *grabs Zathire’s sword and uses it as a wedge* [rock rolls off his neck]
Zathire: *gets up but arm is pinched* *pushes boulder with shoulder and rips arm out from under it in a bloody mess* *heavy sigh of exhaustion* “Well if I’ve ever felt broken today would be it.”

EA
Chapter 6: Progress
Scene 1: Years


Elf: “Chunky!”
Karin: “You two look almost as bad as us.”
Myth: “I’m not hurt; he’s definitely in worse shape though.”
Zathire: “Can you help me sit up?” *raises left hand* “The tear has extended into my shoulder and now it’s done with.” *glances over and limp lump of meat dangling from his side and sighs* “And I’m afraid the strand of muscle holding my stomach together has gotten even thinner. I suspect it might rip if I try to sit up on my own.”
Elf: *sits down beside him (which hurts her thigh), rubs it* “What happened?”
Zathire: “Myth found her, we almost had her.” *gets tired and stops talking, holds hand against belly and it pools with blood*
Myth: “You best wrap him. I’ll tell the story.”
Elf: *begins*
Myth: “I think Shale heard us…” *continues*

FAR AWAY

Oscar de Luigi: “Good news Eon.”
Eon: *turns around* “What is it?”\
Oscar de Luigi: “I received a random vision and know where your book of light is.”
Eon: “Right now… today for no reason?”
Oscar de Luigi: (uncanny) “Exactly!”
Eon: (exited) “Okay well then where is it?”
Ruri: *looms closer* “Oh yes do diverge the secret!”
Oscar de Luigi: “Somewhere in those mountains you were in.”
Eon: *horrified* “Somewhere in those mountains!!?!!”
Oscar de Luigi: *smiles*
Eon: “Eh...” *melts from spot*
Oscar de Luigi: *blind look*
Eon: *sits in stupor* (mumbles hopelessly) “Do you have any idea how impossible it will be to find?”
Snow Dragon: “Ooh a trip to the snow I can hardly wait!”
Eon: “I just want to say. It was cold I barely survived and there’s a lot of space.”
Edgeworth: “No need to be such a pessimist.”
Eon: “Do you have any idea how big mountains are??! I have experience. Every time you think you are getting closer to the top of some visible checkpoint, there’s another four ridges you didn’t see behind that one. And what looks like the top of the mountain from the base turns out to not even be halfway.”
Edgeworth: “Okay I get it!”
Eon: (even more angry) “No you don’t, that little speck you thought was a boulder near the top turns out to be another mountain range on top and you just didn’t look at it right and realize how truly far away it was.” *calms down* *shrugs* “Either way, I guess we don’t really have anything better to do.”

1 YEAR LATER

Radio Phone: *ring* *ring*
Eon: “Hello?”
Phone: (angry voice) “It’s me, I finally figured out how to get this damn thing to work.”
Phone: (happy female voice in background) “Hello!”
Phone: (angry voice) “Shut up bitch can’t you see I’m talking right now?”
Eon: “Hayabusapiro?”
Phone: “Yes. Where the hell are you guys? When we got there it was a trap, loads of worthless enemies took a while to kill them all then when I was done I couldn’t figure out how to get this damn thing to work. That wizard never showed up.”
Eon: “Why didn’t you guys come back?”
Phone: *female giggle*
Phone: “I told you to shut up!” *static* “Hey bitch what are you doing?” *lots of disturbance sounds* (fading voice) “Hey give that back.”
Phone: “Hey is Mellen there?”
Eon: “Not more than two weeks ago they arrived.” *wakes up Elf and hands phone over* “I think it’s your sister.”
Elf: “What do I do?”
Eon: “Just hold it and talk.”
Phone: “Mellen?”
Elf: “Negina?”
Phone: “Yes! How have you been?”
Elf: “Not too good, we almost had recovered Shale. But my Chunky was nearly ready to leave us from a fight with the dark elves prior to our rescue opportunity and wasn’t in condition to save her.”
Phone: “Well that puts what I was about to say into an uncomfortable category.”
Elf: “Oh say it anyways.”
Phone: “Okay, you know how I said I was jealous of your human and wished I could have one too?”
Elf: *smiles* “What does this mean?”
Phone: “I tamed the ninja.”
Phone: *angry mutterings in background*
Elf: “The sound isn’t very pure on these devices but I heard him, he seems rather bitter to be classified that way.”
Phone: “Not to rub it in, but I heard he said he defeated your Chunky the first time they met.”
Elf: *puts hands on hips* “No way! I’ll believe it when I see it!”
Phone: “Perhaps we should pit our humans up against each other.”
Elf: *laughs* “My Chunky would win, just like I would win against you anytime sister.”
Phone: *unnecessary pompousness* “Well I suppose I don’t want to be responsible for encouraging mine to kill yours and leave you with grief all your life.”
Phone: (background) “Bitch I won’t fight your battles.” *angry grumbling* “Stop playing these games. Where are you? Ask them: where are the people on the other side of this conversation.”
Elf: “We’re near the central mountain range, stopping in a small city for food. We’ve been making trips to explore the low elevations first. Apparently the book of light is supposed to be in these mountains.”
Phone: “Okay well we’ll meet you there.”
Elf: “Are you sure you can get your human to follow? He doesn’t seem that obedient.”
Phone: “Oh he’ll follow.”

KELHEDRAIN DESERT OASIS (YEAR 3)

Shale: *clank* *clank* *clank* (is fighting with cleavers)
Hanyuu: *is fighting back*
Shale: “If I didn’t know any better I’d say the legends were fake.”
Hanyuu: *competitive smile* “What’s that supposed to mean?”
Shale: “I found a book with you in it: 'A ruthless killer and aid to the Crimson Beak', apparently it’s rumored that one person had on four occasions, eradicated entire village castles.”
Hanyuu: *evil smile* “Well the stories are only told when there’s a survivor so it might have been more than four. What’s your point?”
Shale: *continues fighting* “Well I’m just wondering for a girl called Blood of the Night responsible for killing some of the best men and not having the compassion to spare children, doesn’t it seem funny that I get the impression I’m not having to try too hard?” *parries extra quick attack* “I mean either you're getting a soft spot and are afraid to hurt me or maybe you’re just getting old, because a six year old shouldn’t be able to hold a conversation while fighting with Blood of the Night.”
Hanyuu: *annoyed expression*
Shale: “I’m going to assume to your benefit and conclude you don’t intend to hurt me with a mere training exercise. That’s why I feel safe doing this!” *puts unexpected weight behind each blow*
Hanyuu: (thoughts) This isn’t fake, after all those warriors I’ve sent down this kid is giving me more trouble. I would say it’s impossible, but she’s an elf, only an elf could keep up with me. And normally someone six wouldn’t have any chance whatsoever, but she’s also his kid and when fighting her it seems more like the strength of a man. Somehow they’ve created a fully developed warrior at age six. If I teach her too much, she’ll have my experience as well and soon I’ll be out of place.” *is beaten back* (thoughts) I can’t find a way to push this kid back. If she ever finds out she’s better than me there’s no telling what she’ll do from now on.
Shale: *lets up* “I’m satisfied with training for today. I want to work on my garden.” *drops cleavers on rock and leaves*

(Day 800)

Axle: “Happy anniversary!” *hands fresh flowers* “It’s been three years since I sent the hawk and letter.”
Hanyuu: “Oh thank you!”

(Day 816)

Shale: (is visiting away from her new tree house) *gasps* “What the hell do you guys think you're doing?!?” *angry stare at Hanyuu* *grabs all the dying flowers* “I thought I told you plants have lives too. You can’t just go around killing and severing them like they’re below us and animals.”

(Day 817)

Axle: “What happened to all the flowers I sent you?”
Hanyuu: “Shale stormed off and stuck them into the ground all around her new tree house, saying they deserved to live.”
Axle: “It’s going to break her heart when she finds out about the roots.”
Hanyuu: “It’s the thought that counts, I think it’s better to let her learn about them on her own, or at least wait until she cools down. Her mother really instilled the whole elf culture thing into her.”
Axle: “I will try to cool her down and I’ll take your advice and wait a bit. She needs to know she can’t just do what she wants with our property.”

(Day 825)

Axle: *walks up to Shale* “I see those flowers are still hanging in there pretty good.”
Shale: “Of course I take care of them everyday.” *brings a watering tin to them* “It was your idea wasn’t it to cut them?”
Axle: *amused grin* “You know they will die eventually. Whether metaphorically or in actuality everything needs roots, everything needs a base.”
Shale: “Sounds like another lecture is about to start.”
Axle: “Look we’re your parents and you need to show us respect. Sometimes you just got to accept the reality and stop hoping on magic.” *pulls on flower* “What the…?” [Roots have developed] “This is a rose, they can’t do that.”
Shale: “What are you doing?”
Axle: (thoughts) No point in trying to educate what you're wrong about. “Just reminding you we might not have made you but we’ve taken care of you and been there for you.”
Shale: *annoyed expression* *eyes shift to the side* “I guess I’m sorry.”
Axle: “I also wanted to tell you we’re going back to the forest. The dark elves probably aren’t looking for us anymore.”

(Day 835) AT THE FOREST

Shale: “I want to train with heavier weapons.”
Axle: “What for?”
Shale: “Hanyuu’s style is nice and quick, but with no power or range I feel limited.”
Axle: “I don’t like when you call her that, her name is Ichuzz. If you can call her that just once today for me I’ll get you your weapons.”
Shale: “Ichuzz…”
Axle: “What do you want?”
Shale: “I want to eventually be able to wield a sword the same size as my dad’s.”
Axle: “I also don’t like you calling him that.”
Shale: *rolls eyes* “Fine daddy… as big as Zathire’s.”
Axle: “Perhaps a sledge hammer will be enough for you to train with and maybe just a normal sword to start.”

(Day 919)

Hanyuu and Shale: *fighting*
Hanyuu: [cleavers are beat back] “Do you always have to go so hard with the axe? What if you cut off my arm? How are we going to heal any of our injuries anymore?”
Shale: *laughs* “Come on Blood make me bleed.” *holds back axe and fences with right hand sword*
Hanyuu: *sees an opening goes for Shale’s stomach*
Shale: *kicks Hanyuu down* *laughs* “I thought I would get you with that one Blood.”
Hanyuu: *laughs* “Come on take it easy. I’m not a freak like you.”
Shale: “I know Blood.” *drops sword*
Hanyuu: “You’re going to try and keep up with me with your heavy weapon?” *shrugs* “Alright but I’m not going to heal your wounds until after you re-sharpen my cleavers. It’s your punishment for being arrogant.”
Shale: *backs up and gets ready*
Hanyuu: *charges forward*
Shale: *points finger at root, (it lifts up and trips Hanyuu)* *charges forward and punches Hanyuu in the gut*
Hanyuu: *buckles forward* “You monster…”
Shale: *skips up and down* “Did you see?! Did you see mom?! I did the plant thing like my other mother!”
Hanyuu: “Owhh…. Why do you always have to be so mean…?”
Axle: “She won again Ichuzz?”
Hanyuu: *head tilts to the side, feels a mixture of amusement and depression* “Yup, I guess so.”

LATER THAT NIGHT

Shale: (thoughts) I’d never thought I’d experience the day I missed you my kidnappers… my mom and dad, but I have to go to my real ones now. *opens door of tree house* (thoughts). Hopefully what you’ve given me is enough for me to make it through these woods and past the dark elves alive.

EA
Chapter 6: Progress
Scene 2: Book of Light


Eon: “I know where the book of light is hidden?”
Aeyine: “Did you find something, a temple or such?”
Eon: “We’ve been looking in the easy places; that’s the last place we should look. We need to go back to the top of the mountain.” *looks up into the harsh intimidating peaks above* “I felt something up there. Something fresh and clean, it’s taken me all these years but I can definitely recognize it now. It takes me back to the day he spared my life. I don’t think he would have spared my life without help. I think the energies of that book are what did it, what gave him the sudden erg to grant me mercy.”
Kitez: “Do you really think this will work?”
Eon: “Almost positive, it’s not as much guessing and hallucinating as you might think, there’s a definite positive energy.”
Aeyine: “It only makes sense to be at the top of the mountain. That’s where I’d put it.”
Eon: “I don’t think we should all go. This mountain has the ability to kill.”
Snow Dragon: “I’m going.”
Aeyine: “I’ll go too.”
Ruri: “I will stay this one out.”
Kitez: *changes from goat to human* “Aw Mommy? I guess I’ll stick this one out as well.”
Vercon: “Are you going to be okay?”
Aeyine: “Yes, but a lowlander like you should stick this one out.”
Vercon: “Very well, are you going to wake the brother and Mellen or is it just going to be you three?”
Aeyine: “You can tell them when they wake. If they choose, they’ll come along.”

NEXT DAY

Hanyuu: “Shale? Shale?” *snoops around* *puts down plate of food* “I decided to bring your favorite.” *notices missing blanket, sword and axe* *puts hand over mouth* *runs back* “Axle, I think she’s ran away!”
Axle: “What?”
Hanyuu: “Have you seen her anywhere?”
Axle: “No.” *raises staff* “I’m going to check around the area.” *returns failed*
Hanyuu: *puts hands below her eyes* “I can’t believe this is happening. What if she gets hurt?”
Axle: “What about our plan as well?”

2 DAYS LATER IN THE WOODS

Shale: (terrified thoughts) I hope this was a good idea. *hears sound* *squeaks* “It’s just a rabbit… there’s like a million of them calm down…” (thoughts) I hope these woods go somewhere I still don’t feel safe.
3 figures: *quickly surround Shale*
Tall male dark elf: “What have we here a little elf wondering in the woods?”
Female dark elf: “Look there elves don’t have brown hair.”
Other male dark elf: “It’s half human?”
Tall one: “I never imagined an elf would sink that low, what a disgusting abomination. It’s both wretched and weak.”
All: *share laughter*
Tall: “I was going to swipe it away myself, but perhaps we should call in the child.”
Female: “Yavargwich, kill this little infection.”
Shale: *arms herself gets ready to fight*
Female: “Look it's trying to defend itself.”
Male: “How pious.” *cynical laughter*
Female: “Yavargwich, put down the whip. I want you to kill her with these needles. Stab them in one by one. You need practice with your speed boy. The sword and whip are too easy.”
Shale: *charges forward and attack before Yavargwich receives the needles*
Yavargwich: *blocks axe but is hit back*
Shale: *swings sword around quickly and decapitates Yavargwich before he regains balance*
Female: “You killed him.” *stunned* “My son, perhaps you're not as bad as you look. If you were a dark elf perhaps I’d take you in as my own.”
Male: “She has indeed done well. But we cannot be disgraced by lowering ourselves to share presence with humans or go around knowing an elf is on the loose because we let it go out of our mercy.”
Tall: “Sorry girl, but it’s still spider food that you will be providing.”
Female: “Give her a quick death, she is both female and vicious and deserves to be rewarded for her supremacy.”
Male: (short sword and dirk) *attacks*
Shale: *quick block* *heaves axe forward*
Male: *deflects attack*
Shale: (thoughts) I don’t have enough power to make him back-step like the boy or Hanyuu. If I use the plant magic now I’ll give away my surprise. I have to hold back a little each time until the last one or they’ll be ready for me.
Male: *attacks with insane speed*
Female: “Ooh what’s this she’s blocking them Tasagaurd?”
Tall one: “If I’m not mistaken she’s the one using one hand.”
Tasagaurd: “Intriguing, I wonder just how much faster she can go?” *smiles*
Female: “Oh do slow down your intent to kill I’m rather enjoying seeing one try so hard.”
Shale: (thoughts) He can go faster. I’m done for… *keeps struggling to parry* *back steps over root (a minute amount of attention is diverted)*
Tasagaurd: *presses forward*
Shale: *lifts up root* [Tasagaurd is too fast for trap] *holds both weapons in a blocking stance and knees Tasagaurd* [Tasagaurd backs away and takes 60% of the impact]
Tall one: “You fell for her trap?” *laughs outrageously*
Female: “Always like a male to never see one thing leading to another.”
Tasagaurd: “Listen to the female yap. I think she’s on your side human.”
Female: “Nothing would please me greater than to bring back news of your defeat at the hands of not only a human but a child.”
Shale: (thoughts) They’re just toying with me. They don’t think I stand a chance. They’re just waiting for me to die. I want to see my parents. I want to get back home. I want a life. And they are going to take it away from me. *tear falls down face*
Tall: “Oh, is that a little tear falling down her face?”
Female: “Quite, Dymetrion. You might make him laugh. If he goofs up and looses, your male race will never hear the end of it.” *opens hand and displays Shale* “It will be proof right there of our superiority.”
Dymetrion: “Oh bother, she’s crying because she’s about to die. Haven’t you any humor left?”
Female: *laughs* “I suppose it is inevitable that I would eventually laugh.” *devious smile*
Shale: *self pity and thoughts of disappearing swallow her in despair* *the despair becomes overwhelming and turns into frustration.* “No! No! No!” *jaw tightens* despair boils over into anger*
Tasagaurd: “Well Shivenella, this little human prophecy has finally lost it.” *steps back and shows how she’s not even attacking* *shrugs*
Shivenella: “What’s she doing? She’s turning red."
Shale: (sanity trading for intensity) I’m going to kill them. I’m going to kill them all. I’ll show them whose going to die! *arms start feeling warm and unlimited with power* What’s happening? Why do I feel so much power? *charges forward with axe* [dark elf parries] *(block has no effect) axe chops right through (only leaving the dark elf hanging together by the right kidney)*
Shivenella: (mouths) “Impossible…”
Shale: “You're next!” *lunges at Shivenella*
Shivenella: *strikes at Shale with a barbed whip*
Shale: [holds out sword but whip snakes around it and tears of a thin slice of Shale’s cheek] *doesn’t flinch* *whips sword out to the side (coincidently sending whip back at wielder and wrapping around neck)* *notices Shivenella back stepping too lightly for it to be practical to strike with the axe* *runs to the side and behind letting go of both weapons and grabbing whip with bare hands* (has dark elf in a choke hold with barbed rope against neck and knee against back) *pulls greatly ripping her own hands open* (whispers in ear) “We’re both going to bleed. But I’m going to be the one licking it up at the end.” *easily out muscles female dark elf and drives spikes through neck* *Stands up* “That only leaves one left, Dymetrion right?”
Dymetrion: “What sort of little freak are you?” *retreats a few steps* “I heard tales of the beast being in the form of a man, but it’s you isn’t it? You’re the one who killed all those rivaling brethren of mine?”
Shale: “A rampaging barbarian I assume?”
Dymetrion: “Indeed, so you take more than one form?”
Shale: “That would be my father you called the beast.”
Dymetrion: “It’s obvious neither of you are human nor elf; demons like you often have their wishes simple enough. You’ve killed my other potential listeners; what furtive language, have you come to tell me? I’m sure we can work out a mutually beneficial scheme.”
Shale: “No plans, I merely enjoy killing.” (thoughts) Shoot I need to control my anger or he’s going to follow me after he retreats and catch me off guard.
Dymetrion: “Truly you are the spawn of a beast. I might require your services later on; Shivenella is already one on my list.” *retreats*
Shale: (can’t control anger, is steaming with confidence) “There’s only one problem.” *chucks axe*
Dymetrion: (thoughts) Too fast. *Jumps back and deflects down but the axe has too much follow-through and clips into leg above ankle*
Shale: *follows up on injured elf and (while he’s in the fetal position) thrusts sword into kidney* [in revelation of the fact she’s alive, becomes blissful, which changes the energy of the rage to celebration (causing the pain to return)]

NEXT MORNING:

Hayabusapiro: (up in the tree) “Rise and shine oh great chunky one.”
Zathire: *incoherent grumble* “Ehhh…. What for...?”
Elf: *wakes up and giggles*
Negina: *smiling*
Hayabusapiro: (greatly pained to say such) “You’re wonderful sister in law is here and thinks it would be marvelous for me to get to know the family, whatever that means…” *looks at another branch, starts taking a nap*
Zathire: *lazy laugh* “She’s got you by the balls huh?”
Elf: “I’d say my Chunky has made an accurate deduction.”
Hayabusapiro: *rolls eyes and looks at the sky* “She’s reaching for them at the least.” *dirty laugh*
Negina: *frowns* “How rude.”
Hayabusapiro: (annoyed) “I’ve already seen them before. They tried to kill me.”
Zathire: “Well I don’t have anything left to say.”
Hayabusapiro: “Fine, it’s just about as much family bonding as I can handle for one lifetime.”
Elf: “No Chunky; make him bring food. If you go on like this you might starve. It’s already been two days and you’ve only been eating two human allotments of food.” *gives a tight worried hug* “I’m worried about your depression Chunky; if this goes on soon you won’t be chunky anymore.”
Zathire: “I’m not that depressed. When I saw her, it seemed like they were taking care of her; poorly, but not as bad as I thought; she hasn’t lost everything.”
Elf: *crawls over him and stares into his lazy eyes* “I still want you to eat more. You said you were weaker than him when you couldn’t eat chicken.”
Zathire: “I’ve got nothing against him. Make Kitez do it.”
Myth: (down below on the ground) “Well I feel out of place now, but I already went ahead and sort of completed your idea.” *lowers a dear down from over his shoulder*

THE FOREST EDGE

Shale: “Grandma! Grandpa!” *runs forward*
Aveiline (Grandma): “Shale, is that really you?”
Henzwick (Grandpa): “I haven’t seen you since you weren’t half your size.”
Aveiline: “You’re injured. Here come here we’ll tend your wounds.”

TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN

Eon: “This is the spot where I was.”
Aeyine: (doubtful) “You made it here?” *holds arms and shivers* “A mere lowlander? You’re tougher than I thought.”
Snow Dragon: (whining) “Oh-ho-whoa… My legs are going to die.”
Eon: “Can you feel it now?”
Aeyine: “Well Snow Dragon hasn’t died of fatigue so there must be something.”
Snow Dragon: “I thought the snow would be fun, no one mentioned the work.”
Eon: “Look it’s the blood and bones of what your brother was eating.” *digs next to a small overhang of snow that looks like a shelter* [book is found]
Aeyine: “You found a book; seems big and old. I think that’s it.”
Snow Dragon: “My legs don’t hurt as much."

NEXT DAY

Hanyuu: *climbs into tree house* (thoughts) Where’s Axle he’s been gone for days, these missions keep getting longer. *stares at flowers Shale saved* (they’re still alive) *gives a frustrated sigh* *decides to go to sleep in the middle of the day*

NEXT DAY

Elf: “Chunky you haven’t done anything in two days. All you do is sleep.”
Zathire: *continues to hold elf like a depressed kid with a teddy bear*
Elf: “Aren’t you going to do something?”
Zathire: *gets up* “Did you hear that?”
Elf: “Chunky, if there was something interesting I would have heard it too.”
Zathire: *jumps down from tree*
Elf: “Chunky?”

2 MINUTES LATER

Aveiline: *is startled*
Zathire: “I knew I heard an elf-made sound.”
Elf: “Mom?”
Zathire and Elf: *are silent*
Shale: *steps forward*
Aveiline: “I brought someone for you.”
Elf: “Shale!” *scoops her up* “You’re back how did you make it?”
Shale: “I decided to run through the dark elf forest.”
Elf: “You’re so much bigger than I remember.”
Aveiline: “She was lugging these. Quite the load…”
Zathire: “Did you kill the old wizard?”
Shale: “No I snuck away; but I killed four dark elves.”
Zathire: “I find that nearly impossible.”
Shale: “It’s true they tried to have their kid kill me first.” *pause* “It’s because Hanyuu taught me how to fight with cleavers.”
Elf: “Do you think it’s true?”
Zathire: *shrugs* “I never got the impression of a joke or a lie, but it does seem next to impossible.”
Shale: “I didn’t think I would make it either. That’s when something happened that’s never happened to me before. My skin turned red and my strength seemed unlimited.”
Zathire: “You went berserk?!” *perplexed* “I’ve never heard of a girl doing that before.” *smiles* “I want you to strike my sword with all your strength with that axe.”
Shale: “But what if you guess wrong and I hit you daddy?”
Zathire: “I won’t get hurt. But just so you don’t hold back I’ll hold the sword out here so even if you crack through you won’t hit anything.”
Shale: “Alright.” *charges forward and strikes as hard as possible* *gasps* “It had no effect?”
Zathire: “Of course not, you’re a little girl what do you expect?”
Shale: “But Hanyuu can’t block it.”
Zathire: “You have quite a bit of power, but it’s nothing special for a barbarian from the mountains, even from a girl. You could probably match or beat the power of the average adult lowlander though.” *turns to elf* “I imagine even with the dark elves’ expertise in deflecting, if she actually did berserk, an attack from her would kill them.”
Shale: “I’ve been exercising and training everyday. And I learned how to do this.” *finds a dead leaf of grass* *brings it back to life*
Elf: *picks her up and spins in a circle* “Oh I’m so happy I was worried since you were half human that you wouldn’t be able to.”
Aveiline: “Ha, she’s my grandchild. Zathire you should know her descendant line from our side. Mellen there is the child of two tribes’ champions in a competition for who could grow the most vegetation. Mellen is the strongest wielder of magic in over seven hundred years.”
Vercon: “I was just walking by and I heard her say grandchild.”
Aveiline: “Surprised?”
Vercon: “Oh my god, you guys found Shale. So then you’re her grandma?” *blinks for a second* “You’re lucky you're not human. What are you in human years seventeen?”
Aveiline: “I wouldn’t know, however I’m three hundred and sixteen years old. My husband is the younger by fifty nine years.” *looks to Zathire* “I wonder how close this is to your relationship?”
Zathire: “Me, I’m thirty four, wait, thirty eight if you counted when I was dead.”
Elf: *takes a second* “I was fifty two when he was born then.”
Shale: “Ha! Hanyuu used to be younger than you, now that you died daddy she’s older.”
Zathire: “She told you her age?”
Shale: *giggles* “She’s thirty six now and it's showing.”
Zathire: “Listen did she ever tell you why they captured you?”
Shale: “No.”
Eon: *arrives* “Hey look what I found.” *holds book up high*
Negina and Hayabusa: *join in*
Negina: “Mom what are you doing here?”
Hayabusa: “That’s your mom?” *looks her down* “Damn she’s hot.”
Myth: *arrives stunned* (voice cracks) “That’s what I was going to say.”
Karin: *slaps Myth*
Negina: *attempts to slap Hayabusa but fails* [ninja is too quick]
Zathire: “Look what I got.” *holds up Shale*
Eon: “You lucky barbarian, you found her!” *gives Shale a hug* “We’ve all been looking for you!”
Aeyine: “Brother how has this happened?”
Shale: “Eventually I learned how to fight and I ran away.”
Zathire: “Shale I’ll be right back.”

5 MINUTES LATER

Zathire: *comes back with a cow over shoulder*
Eon: “Zathire how did you get that?”
Yuki: “Yay! Yum-yum time!”
Zathire: “Ever since the castles have fallen and the people gone chaotic, there’s always been random cows that had run away populated around here.”
Eon: “Not where, how? How’d you get that over your shoulder? It must weigh five of you.”
Zathire: “I don’t get what you mean?”
Eon: “It’s times like this I wish she didn’t betray us. She’d always have something to remark in such a situation.”

MANY MILES AWAY

Hanyuu: (talking to herself) “Where could she have gone? She’s probably returned to her stupid father. I bet he’s doing something fat right now I can just feel it. He’s ruining her.”

BACK

Zathire: “I got this beef for you. It’s time for a feast.”
Yuki: “Yes, yes, a feast…”

2 DAYS LATER

Eon: *yawns* "What a bright and sunshiny morning!"
Aeyine: *comes holding a squealing girl over shoulder*
Eon: "Who the hell is that?"
Aeyine: *chucks her to the ground and shrugs* "Some lowlander..."
Edgeworth: "A crimson cleric..."
Eon: "What was she doing? Did she try and steel something or what?"
Aeyine: "I saw this one healing a cat." *points thumb at girl behind her (struggling to get up)*
Elf: *jumps down from tree to watch the commotion from up close* "She looks just like Hanyuu but with white hair."
Eon: "Why did you do this Aeyine?"
Aeyine: "Healer's can use light magic right?"
Eon: "I suppose so."
Aeyine: "Then we need her don't we?"
Eon: "Actually I can use the book of light too."
Aeyine: *shrugs* "Well then she can at least make us dinner I guess."
Eon: "Aeyine, you can't just drag people off the streets and make them your slave."
Aeyine: *confused as to why* "But... she's weak?" *yawns and begins to walk away* "Let her go then."
Edgeworth: *walks over to the girl* "I'm sorry you were treated this way. Many of the people here are combat veterans and don't really understand sympathy. But it's okay you're not in any danger, so please forgive your rough treatment." *lends and hand to help her up* "I'm Edgeworth."
Cleric: *takes hand starts to stand up*
Zathire: *thunders down from the trees with a massive stomp*
Cleric: *falls back down startled*
Aeyine: *stops* "For someone with a supposedly barely alive you sure are acting fat."
Zathire: "What do you expect me to do; take five minutes to climb down?"
Yuki: *comes running over* "Wow she has same hair as me."
Cleric: *looks up* *gasps* "Is that?" *points* "Is that an elf?" *turns around* "How did humans like you..." *sees Zathire*
Zathire: *finds her staring* "What's with the extra slutty Hanyuu? It's like her, but the eyes can actually open wide enough to be seen and the skirt is way skimpier."
Cleric: "I'm Clarissa."
Zathire: "And she's less flat too."
Elf: *ears level out and she squints* "Are these always the things you notice first?"
Zathire: "Duh, I'm a man."
Kitez: *squirrel turns into man* "I don't think you got Mellen's point."
Aeyine: "Brother, since you are half dead perhaps you should seek healing."
Negina: *jumps down beside Mellen*
Elf: "Go forward Zathire, take off your shirt."
Zathire: *unveils huge scar*
Clarissa: "Oh my god!" *blushes and slowly approaches* *runs hand over scar*
Elf: *glares suspiciously* "Are you going to heal him?"
Clarissa: "Yes of course." *hands start glowing blue-green* *starts massaging chest*
Elf: *starts tapping foot on ground impatiently*
Clarissa: "Please lie down." *pushes him to the ground and crawls over*
Elf: "Is that really necessary?"
Hayabusa: "I wouldn't complain."
Clarissa: "These wounds are very deep. The closer he gets to my body the more effective my healing abilities will be." *drops down completely over him and lowers hands behind his back* "Wow you've really got a strong back."
Zathire: *vacant expression* (thoughts) 10... 9... 8...
Eon: *notices Elf's anger and starts chewing nails*
Elf: "You seem to be enjoying yourself healer." [Clarissa is rubbing against him and smothering his face with her breasts]
Clarissa: "I'm almost done." *starts rubbing again* "Just forty more seconds..."
Eon: *steps away from the elf*
Negina: "Sister, look the scars are disappearing, you should let her finish the job."
Shale: *comes to the sight of the commotion* "Oh my god what's dad doing?"
Clarissa: *turns around, notices the pointy ears on Shale* *looks at Zathire* "Dad?" *turns to Elf* "Then you must be..."
Elf: "The mom..."
Clarissa: *takes her time to sit up from a straddled position* "The job is done." *glances over at Zathire* "If you ever need a more thorough inspection be sure to let me know."
Elf: "Thank you Clarissa your job was very thorough..."
Clarissa: "Don't thank me, it was all her generosity that brought me here." *evil smile*
Aeyine: "Speaking of my ample generosity..."*pushes Clarissa away towards Myth (whose just starting walk in) [his eyes bulge and gladly accepts]* "I was beginning to get my doubts because I'm not sure how well you've been keeping that ego under control but I got this for you elf."
Elf: "Oh what is it?"
Aeyine: "So you're not aware of everything that goes on after all?"
Elf: *flustered* "Well of course I have to focus on what I pay attention too, it's not like I can listen or talk to eight people simultaneously."
Aeyine: "Pumpkin cheese cake. If that doesn't satisfy you sugar loving, cheese freaks I don't know what would."
Elf: *grabs the fork already stuck in the pie and stabs a slice* *eats the bite* *ears raise up* *gasps* *speechless* "I don't know whether to capture you and make you my personal slave or to worship you. That is the best thing I have ever tasted in my whole life."
Aeyine: "Well you'd probably be more likely to get away with the second one, but both options seem annoying enough that I'll pass."
Elf: "This is amazing!" *looks to Zathire* "Please tell me when I got you she came as part of the bundle deal."
Negina: "Oh Mellen let me try some."
Elf: "Fine sister." *Cuts as slice.*
Negina: "Oh wow!" *looks at Aeyine* "You really are amazing! It's like you were made just to serve us." *waves hands* "And I don't mean that in an offensive way."
Aeyine: "Whatever I figured you cheese-freaks would like it. Now I'm going to bed, so don't bother me."

EA
Chapter 6: Progress
Scene 3: Border Breaking


Wild haired red headed and skinned fighter: “What have we here and unexpected guest?”
Axle: “I’m sorry but I believe this portal is reserved for me.” *steps through and starts to close it*
Shaggy: “Like zoiks Scoob what’s that?”
Fighter: [already through portal] *grabs staff* “Well then I hope you don’t mind that I used it.”
Axle: *is shocked with fear* “When did you…”
Fighter: “I wouldn’t expect a babbling wizard like you to have any potential to notice, but never mind the inconvenience of your inadequacies. I have a more important task for you.”
Axle: “And who says I’ll do what you want?”
Fighter: “I don’t have time to humor you my friend; that staff obviously grants you permission to more locations, and the feeble semblance of what could be defined as a fighter is next to non-existent where I come from. Therefore I recommend a truce, you seem to have already wasted enough of your time figuring out how to operate that device, rather than have me waste my time you will grant me access through these worlds and in exchange I won’t do this.” *flicks Scooby’s nose*
Scooby: *neck snaps and flies into Velma*
Velma: *dies*
Shaggy: “No… no… no way…”
Fighter: (insane delight) *haha* “He was weak!”

2 WEEKS LATER

Eon: “You know what we haven’t done?”
Myth: “Find me a snack?”
Eon: “No I’m thinking of that dimension place those people we met. We haven’t visited them in months.”
Myth: “Well let’s get going then.”
3
NOT FAR AWAY

Elf: *watching Shale fight Aeyine*
Aeyine: “Come on, are you sure you’re my brother’s child? I expected you would be stronger than me by now.”
Shale: “Haha, don’t compare me, you’re the pure barbarian, what are you doing loosing to an elf?”
Aeyine: “Loosing?”
Shale: *hits harder* “Loosing!”
Aeyine: *still holds back fury* “At this rate your old aunt is going to get stronger faster than you.”
Shale: “Hey dad, watch this.” *does a brute hack* [Aeyine falls over]
Zathire: “Most impressive.”
Aeyine: “Where did that come from?”
Shale: “Probably those extra two plates of meat we had last night.”
Edgeworth: “She probably eats more than the Yuki.”
Elf: “How unsightly and un-lady like Shale.”
Shale: “Mom they’re all humans, if we used our grace around them it wouldn’t have any affect other than to confuse and baffle them.”
Aeyine: “All hail the high and mighty…” [Myth interrupts]
Myth: “Hey Eon’s going to start up the machine again. We’re going to visit Scooby.”
Kitez: (extra skippy) “And Raven?!”
Aeyine: *laughs* “I guarantee she’s not going to be that happy to see you. Forget it she’s the last person to ever love.”
Kitez: “You’ll see.”
Zathire: “The gayer the animal the gayer she’ll think you are. You’d be better off impressing her if your power let you turn into a foot rest or a cup holder.”
Shale: “Dad, don’t discourage him, he’s already, well… enough said…”
Elf: *giggles*

INSIDE THE OTHER DIMENSION

Eon: *steps through* “WHAT HAPPENED?” [Everything in Titan tower is destroyed] "Get Clarissa..."
Vercon: "Right away..."
Starfire: *stunned and wide eyed hunched over staring at the floor*
Raven: *against wall says nothing*
Eon: “Starfire what’s going on?”
Starfire: *sad face*
Eon: “Raven you've got to tell me.”
Raven: *gets up and glides away* “I’d rather not talk about it.”
Eon: “Raven…”
Raven: “If you really need to know then I let you see for yourself.” *grabs Eon’s hand and puts it though her brain*
Eon: “What the?” [A black cloud absorbs her and a vision begins]

IN THE VISION

Robin: “The computer can’t find anything on Slade’s whereabouts.”
Red Head fighter: “What have we here?”
Cyborg: “I don’t know who you are or what you want but don’t you think it’s polite to knock first?”
Red Fighter: *walks up to Raven’s steal slab door* *leans on it* “Oh forgive me.” *punches it through*
Robin: “It’s clear your mother never taught you any manners. Doing that here is like stirring up a bees nest.”
Fighter: “I was hoping one of you would eventually get the idea." *ignores Robin and sets gaze on Cyborg* "How about you, you’re a pretty beefy guy.”
Cyborg: “Ahhh!” *tackles*
Fighter: *grabs Cyborgs hands* “What is this the special Olympics? Signs of your failure are stamped over every part of your body.” *crushes metal and leaves only the flesh* “I didn’t even need to touch you and your already falling apart.”
Robin: “Cyborg!” *does a kick and staff slash combo*
Fighter: *lifts leg and hacks down splitting staff in two and striking Robin*
Robin: *bounces lifelessly off ground*
Fighter: “That was simple enough, hopefully there’s something in this world that can be of some use.”
Axle: “I doubt you would have much trouble, but if you want to do me a favor you can remove a certain platoon of friends.”
Fighter: “I doubt it would be worth my time.”

Raven’s Thought Narration: “After than the criminals ran amuck and we would have been driven from our tower but that man killed them too. Every person to challenge him has been defeated and more than half of them lost their lives in the process.”
Eon’s Thoughts: “Why didn’t he kill you?”
Raven: “Some other fighter came in trying to stop him. The red beast laughed told the younger one maybe in the future he could us as breeding tools to give him a son to rival his self. So I guess that’s all I am.”
Eon: “Did the other one…?”
Raven: “No, he is of a different heart…”

VISION ENDS

Raven: “My guess is that he is going to visit your world. You arrived hardly after this took place." *motions* "Come here.” *glides over to the other fighter*

Other fighter: *unconscious* “Ehhh…” *blinks*
Shale: *gasps kneels next to him*
Other fighter: “What happened, Yujiro must have knocked me out, sorry for the inconvenience but did any of you people see where he went.”
Shale: “Hi!”
Other fighter: *scratches head* “Uh hey?”
Shale: *flutters eyes* “Hi… What’s your name?”
Other fighter: “Baki.”
Shale: *brushes Baki’s hair with hand* “Huh, it's as I thought he hit you there." *feels a warm swollen spot under the hair* "I’ll take care of it.”
Zathire: *smug laugh* (to Elf) “Looks like Shale can’t think straight.”
Baki: *stands up* “No it’s okay I’m sure I’ll be alright, I’ve been though worse trust me.”
Elf: “Well she certainly does choose the muscular ones.”
Shale: “There’s no way to know where the guy you’re looking for went. Why don’t you stay and have some food with us.”
Baki: “Food?” *takes a moment to evaluate himself* “Well okay,” *embarrassed laugh* “Sounds great.”

BACK IN PSF

Shale: *brings Baki four steaks*
Baki: *finishes (and quickly)*
Shale: “Wow you’re the first man I’ve seen besides my dad who eats as much as me.”
Baki: “You normally have four steaks?”
Aeyine: “Ha when she has four steaks it’s because she’s been packing in some other food or we just don’t haven't any more to share.”
Shale: *blushes*
Zathire: “So kid not to be blunt, but: Who the hell are you?”
Baki: “Baki Hanma, that guy who killed those other people is Yujiro, my father. My whole youth I tried to be stronger and a better fighter to gain his respect, now all I want to do is kill him before he ruins any more lives. He’s never lost a fight; he’s the strongest living thing in the world. Now it looks like he’s off to prove the same for every other world he’s been opened up to as well.”
Zathire: *shrugs*
Shale: “Dad you’re such a jackass.” *dreamy eyes* “Don’t worry Baki we’ll find your father for you.”
Elf: “She sure has lost it. I hope I wasn’t this bad for you.”
Zathire: “The way I see it the strongest person is usually a jackass and should be taken down anyways. So we might as well let his dad run a muck and clear things up.”
Shale: “Dad you might be the strongest now that the Crimson Beak is gone.”
Baki: “Your dad, the strongest one here?”
Zathire: “Not likely, there’s probably something else out there, plus Ganondorf can be reanimated.”
Baki: *takes a fighting stance* “For a fighter you sure are acting mellow.”
Zathire: *smiles*
Baki: “You call those muscles because they look pretty low grade to me.”
Elf: *haughty chuckle* “That’s what all the biggest guys say but then they see the clear difference.”
Baki: *jumps up and kicks Zathire in the face*
Eon: “Whoa, what’s going on here?”
Zathire: *smile grows*
Baki: “That would have knocked out a normal man or at least broken his jaw; it looks like you’re not all hype after all.”
Shale: “No daddy he didn’t know!”
Zathire: “I have to hand it to you kid you don’t hesitate.” *throws elbow into Baki’s mouth*
Baki: *doesn’t dodge, head is knocked sideways*
Shale: (before Baki even has a chance to fall) “I’ll resuscitate him mouth to mouth.”
Baki: *head turns back completely fine, looks at Shale* “That didn’t knock me out. I’ve been hit a lot harder than that. Well now we’re even; let’s start our match now.”
Shale: *dreamy stare* “Baki is so strong.”
Zathire: *throws punches*
Baki: *dodges all and strikes back each time* “Wow for the best you’re pretty slow.” *head butts Zathire* “Owe…”
Aeyine: “I don’t know too much about you Baki, but you’re probably doing more damage to your fists when you hit him. He’s fat.”
Baki: “Then forgive me for what I’m about to do.” *grabs Zathire’s arm, bends it back and tries to snap it* “Submit, submit or I’ll break it.”
Eon: “Ha, the Barbarian surrender, he’s more stubborn than the laws of physics.”
Elf: *intrigued* “I’ve never seen another human get him to this state before though.”
Zathire: “Thor’s strength, you’re strong kid.”
Baki: *strains* “It won’t break!”
Zathire: “I’m more apt than you thought.”
Shale: “I don’t know if you can call durability a skill.”
Aeyine: “More like fatness.”
Elf: “Has it stalemated? How boring. I don’t know if I like you as much Chunky, first Ganondorf now a little boy.”
Zathire: “With the position I’m in, I’d have to be ten times stronger than him to get out.”
Baki: “You said your bones won’t break? Yujiro’s bones have to be much stronger than yours, so those are exactly the type of bones I need to snap! HAAA!”
Aeyine: “Wait! Pause…” *holds hands out*
Baki: *Let’s Zathire go*
Aeyine: *takes out sword* *hacks at Zathire’s femur* [sword breaks]
Baki: “What?!”
Aeyine: “Demonstration over.”
Eon: “Wow… Hey Hanyuu… wait that’s right…” *glum look* “You know as much as she’s made enemies with you I miss her. All of you are fine just excepting his obesity but in reality, no one should snap a sword with their bones, no one…” *for shame look*
Zathire: “Owe.” *looks at leg* “You could have at least given consideration for the muscle you just severed.”
Aeyine: *shrugs* “Meh, you’ll beefcake it.”
Zathire: “Actually it’s holding on by two strings, just the slightest…”
Elf: *tackles Zathire* “Now’s my chance, no more running away for you!” *pauses, ears plop down from awkwardness* [everyone is staring] *narrows eyes* "What?" *summons vines and isolates herself with Zathire*
Eon: “Wow… Hey Hanyuu… wait that’s right…” *glum look* “Wait! Did I just repeat myself…?”
Baki: “Well I guess my fight will have to… owe!” *turns over to see what stung him*
Ruri: *extracts a blood sample*
Baki: “Hey what was that?”
Ruri: “I’m taking a blood sample.”
Baki: “Why are you doing that?”
Ruri: “That’s a secret.” *goes to the book of light* *does a spell* “Mmm how interesting.”
Eon: “Are you tracking his father with a blood spell?”
Ruri: “Hmm good idea, but I’m not good at dark magic.”
Eon: “Then what are you doing?”
Ruri: “Come on everyone its time for another adventure.”
Shale: (grumbling) “My parents are so embarrassing.”
Baki: “What’s going on?”
Shale: *kneels and holds hands together like a prayer* “Oh you’ll come on this adventure won’t you Baki?” *leans against him like a cat and bats eyes* [cheesy heart bubble pops out in air]
Ruri: *selects the bubble with a pair of tongs* “Hmm… Interesting…” *Inserts the bubble into his pocket* “Our universe seems to be malfunctioning with all the contamination from other realities.”

EA
Chapter 6: Progress
Scene 4: Mer

Yuki: “Boat, boat, boat…” *bounces up and down against the mast and over various crates* *looks at seagull* “That’s how I got hear. By the way how do you eat those? They’re up here.” *jumps up and spits acid*
Seagull: *shrieks and flutters*
Yuki: “Too high, not enough spit, food gets away.”
Aeyine: *shoots seagull with bow* *smiles* “Not anymore.”
Yuki: “Why did you do that?”
Aeyine: “Because I like you," *cracks neck and smiles* "and I hate seagulls.”
Yuki: “But you are using cheating…”
Aeyine: *Holds up bow* “This?” *shrugs* “It’s okay.”
Yuki: *looks afraid* “Not fair, not fair for food.” *smiles and bites off wing* “But food is more where you come from, I need not worry.”
Vercon: “So Ruri, where are you taking us?”
Ruri: “That’s a secret.”
Vercon: “The blind sailor… I must admit this universe is a lot more similar to ours than the Teen Titian or Scooby-Do one.” *looks around* “How well do you hear?”
Ruri: “Very well.”
Vercon: “Can you see that boat far away with your ear echoing or whatever you do?”
Ruri: “Oh my… no I wasn’t aware…" (admits) "I’m not cagey enough considering the amount of importance with first sightings when it comes to pirates.” *holds heart in pain and falls to one knee*
Vercon: *concerned* “What is it?”
Ruri: *takes a shaky calming breath* “Oh it's nothing, I just have to give up a secret…”
Vercon: “Gah! That was it?”
Ruri: “We’re looking for a large ship made out of bones and a small ship with a wide wing like sail. Most likely we will find them conflicting with each other.”


Elf and Zathire: *teleports into existence*
Zathire: *gives exhausted sigh and plops down*
Elf: *stomps a buck-legged proud march of victory* *takes a huge sigh of relief* “I finally got him. I’ve been waiting for this chance a long time, I going to have to thank you for this one Aeyine.”
Aeyine: “I’m not very inclined to take credit as the catalyst to this very awkward set of…” *pauses trying to find the right word* “…consequences. Aren’t these moments usually reversed? Customarily the male would be the one to classify this sort of thing as a victory.”
Vercon: *nods head in agreement then shakes in disapproval* “For shame your brother is no longer a man.”
Eon: (mumbles to Vercon) “I always figured he’d be the one to rape her with how they first met and with how much of a barbarian he is.”
Elf: *looks ashamed* “What are you humans trying to say?”
Shale: “Mom, please no more, not in front of Baki.”
Yuki: *exited* “New smell, new smell!” *sees Baki* *brainless look* “Wow…”
Shale: *squints eyes at Yuki* (whispers) “My bite is worse than yours.”
Baki: “Hey who are you?” *pets Yuki on the head*
Yuki: *big smile*
Shale: *glare*
Yuki: *corner of eye catches Shale’s glare* “I am their Yuki.” *is getting nervous* “I go bye-bye now!”
Baki: *looks at Shale* [she immediately hides the glare and smiles] “I wonder what that was all about.”
Shale: *shrugs*
Edgeworth: “That boat is getting closer.”
Ruri: *puts on an admiral hat and raises a rapier at the enemy ship* “Board that vessel!”
Eon: *looks at Ruri and raises eyebrow* “Where’d you get… never mind stupid question.”
Ruri: “By the way these ones are friends.”
Baki: (before Ruri’s words reach) “Alright pirates!” *jumps across the boat and kicks a blond one in the face.* “HAA!”
Eon: “Jeez kid you’re even worse than Zathire.”
Female Pirate: “He’s unconscious.”
Male pirate: “Aye-je-tat! So much for a friendly hello.”
Yuki: “More food!” *climbs partway up crows nest and jumps off netting, claws for prey and misses*
Monkey-bird: *squawks* “Get this one away from me she’s crazy.”
Yuki: *plops down into a disappointed sit* “Food talks…” *pout look avoids eye contact with the monkey bird* “Food is a no eat.”
Eon: “Wait! Everyone stop before this breaks out into a full on war.”
Male pirate: “Great timing woman, after our friend is unconscious.”
Female pirate: “Easy Ioz, let's listen to what she has to say at least this way we don’t have to fight all of them.” *turns to Baki* “I’m Tula, please forgive any misconceptions our crew may have given you.”
Baki: *scratches head* “Wait huh?”
Eon: “Dumber than Zathire too.”
Zathire: “Hey! Why am I the prime choice for comparison?” *looks at Baki, limps and grumpily sits on a barrel* “Besides he just wanted to fight.”
Ruri: “Might I interject to clarify the situation for everyone.”
Ren: *starts to come to consciousness* “Please do.”
Ruri: “I believe you have just defeated the dark dweller yes?”
Ren: “Indeed, the seas are finally blue.”
Ruri: “Well the dark water is a rather replicable commodity.”
Ren: “WHAT?”
Tula: “This can’t be!”
Ioz: “You mean after we saved everyone we have to worry about all of Mer being swallowed up again?”
Eon: “Excuse me Ruri, but huh?”
Zathire: *holds leg* "Stupid sister..."
Eon: “What’s dark water?”
Ruri: “Sorry but we’re running out of time. Head that way!” *points*
Zathire: “Does that mean we get to crack something?”

ONLY TWO MINUTES LATER

The boat: *arrives on an Island*
Eon: *gasps*
Ruri: “Kill that man.”
Zathire: *raises sword*
Elf: *grabs man with vines and constricts*
Old man: *explodes through gaps*
Eon: “The book of darkness…”
Ruri: “Oh dear it seems we were too late… The man’s already used the book to create the dark water again.” *looks to the ground* [a black tar like water moves and engulfs the land] “Stand back and don’t get touched by that,” *picks up the book and holds it* “Oh well we got what we came for, sucks for them.” *shrugs and then opens portal*
PSF members: *start leaving*
Ren: “Wait what?”
Tula: “No!”
Ruri: “Oh yes and before I go I might as well.” *cautiously captures a tiny bit of black water in a jar and puts it in his pocket.”

BACK IN THEIR NORMAL WORLD

Eon: “So Ruri now that we have both books, do you think I could be lent both of them. I’ve been wanting my powers back without the side effects.”

LATER

Eon: “Alright I’ve got a sample of Raven’s blood. If this all works out I should have more dark powers than before without being venerable to light or dependant on life force.” *uses the book of light and speaks an incantation* [the sample of blood fountains forth] *uses the book of darkness* [the blood festers and forms into a Raven, more evil and powerful than the original] *does a second incantation*
Kitez: “Okay what the hell is going on?”
Eon: *stabs her own heart and Raven’s heart*
Raven clone: *gets sucked into Eon’s heart*
Eon: *uses book of light to purge herself of evil* “Okay, that about does it… …All the evil power, none of the evil...”
Kitez: “I think I’m going to be sick.”
Eon: “And after absorbing Raven…”
Kitez: *grumbles*
Eon: “My power is at least doubled, and I can step through the shadows.”
Kitez: “Why did it have to be Raven?”

EA
Chapter 7: Rage
Scene 1: Shale’s Desire


Zathire: “Where’s Shale?”
Elf: “She’s been gawking at Baki ever since we left the ship. I can hear his training a bit that way so I’m sure you’ll be able to recognize her carefully selected perch from there.” *rolls eyes*
Zathire: “It’s pretty bad, I know… I don’t know what it is but I feel worried for her. Somehow I think that kooky wizard still has plans for her, and his damn Hanyuu lackey is sure to help.”
Elf: “She can defend herself, but I have the same feeling too.”
Zathire: “That wizard doesn’t rely on strength so he’ll use trickery, and he has all the free time on his hands to plot.”
Elf: “I’ve been keeping an eye on her. Not because I suspect them to come back but I’ve often wondered if they’ve turned her on us. From what I’ve seen it appears safe to assume she’s really foiled they’re plans and escaped rather than been let loose.”
Zathire: “Well either way I had something I wanted to show her.”

Shale: *perched on a huge boulder, laying belly down kicking feet, hands cupped over cheeks staring*
Baki: *kicking and punching at rock walls and slowly chipping them*
Shale: *is lifted up then struck in the belly and launched off the boulder*
Zathire: *laughing* “That’s what you get for not paying attention.”
Shale: *grumbles* “Thanks for the warning dad… I don’t know what’s wrong with your side of the family.” *rubs back of head and blinks for focus* “This certainly wouldn’t have happened on mom’s side.”
Zathire: *raises confused look to her awkward behavior*
Shale: *punches Zathire in the face* “Ha! Practice what you preach old man!” *goes into a flurry of uppercuts and punches*
Zathire: *picks her up by the back of her collar* “I was just seeing what you were doing. You ought to take a break from now and then, you got to remember to eat and breathe after all. Besides, Baki probably is a bit creped out by it.”
Baki: “I honestly wasn’t that bothered by her, but what you just did bothered me.”
Zathire: “Who me?”
Baki: “Watching you have no mercy on a kid stirred up some bad memories of mine.”
Shale: “It’s okay Baki; I’m not built to break.”
Baki: “It sure seemed like he wanted you to break to me.”
Shale: “He’s just abusing the fact that he knows I have his blood. I’m sure he was holding back some since I’m a child and a girl.”
Zathire: *shrugs* “It was just a punch, so not really that much.”
Shale: *smiles at Baki and flicks her hair* “Well there you have it. He said it himself. Looks like you can be as rough with me as you want.” *winks*
Baki: *semi-horrified expression*
Zathire: *coughs hoping to change the subject* “Well at any rate I found this rock here and it looks like it's almost entirely composed of calcium and bromine. Want to test out how your elf magic is adversely affected by isolating the growth to this mineral compound?”
Shale: “Do I ever?!” [Nerdy family moment]
Baki: *slightly more horrified*
Shale: *sees Baki* *clears throat and pretends to be bored* “I mean… I guess…”

LATER THAT DAY

Shale: “Hey mom how did you get dad to fall in love with you?”
Elf: “Me?” *smiles and laughs haughtily* “I didn’t have to do anything. The moment he saw me I was just too beautiful to resist.” *flicks hair pompously*
Shale: “Really? Because it always seems like you’re the one after him now and from what I’ve been told, Eon says you used to always give her a nasty threat-stare when he wasn’t looking and an even nastier one to Hanyuu.”
Elf: *frowns* “Well believe what you want.”
Shale: *goes to Zathire* “I guess I’m talking to the wrong person.”
Zathire: “Okay then…” *raises critical look*
Shale: “No I meant mom earlier.”
Zathire: *sighs* “After Baki?”
Shale: *silent*
Zathire: “What do you want?”
Shale: “How did you get mom?”
Zathire: “Well it was really a mistake she made.”
Shale: “Yes?”
Zathire: “After I embarrassed her she said catch me if you can as a tease, knowing it was impossible since I was a human. The last thing she expected was me to succeed. However by chance after I caught her some jackass attacked her and I tried to defend her and got my ass kicked.”
Shale: “You got your ass kicked?”
Zathire: “My face ripped off actually. Anyways mom was impressed and somewhat considered there were some good qualities I possessed. I don’t remember I think I said something offensive and then apologized by offering to do what ever she wanted. And at first I she considered letting the possibility go, but a free human slave was a bit too much for an elf to refuse. I think it was while I fulfilled her unreasonable tasks that she slowly grew more curious and attached to me.”
Shale: “Wow, what a one sided story. I never knew how evil mom was.”
Zathire: “Oh yeah she’s an evil one. If it weren’t for me I don’t think she would have ever tolerated the presence of humans. I think she secretly wanted to kill a few of my comrades up until the point I was killed by The Crimson Beak. Now though I think she likes humans a little better, I mean hates them a little less.”
Shale: “A challenge you say…”

TWO MINUTES LATER

Shale: “Hey Baki…”
Baki: “Uh hey Shale?”
Shale: “How about I challenge you to a little contest.”
Baki: “A contest?”
Shale: “If I win you have to obey my wishes for a day.”
Baki: “Alright let's here your contest.”
Shale: “It’s simple, the first one to take down their opponent and hold their face in the dirt for three seconds wins.”
Baki: “As a fighter I can’t turn down a challenge, just don’t expect me to take you seriously.”
Shale: “Let’s see how strong you are.” *grabs both arms behind back and pulls them back then knees his spine*
Baki: *casually brings arms in front of him* [which draws her arms around him]
Shale: “Wow, so strong…” *closes her eyes*
Baki: “Are you going to fight or are you just going to sit there hugging me?”
Shale: “Oh right…”
Baki: *throws a light punch*
Shale: *grabs it and tries to bend Baki’s arm*
Baki: “Impressive, I wasn’t expecting a little girl to be able to handle that one.” *throws a quicker punch*
Shale: *dodges jumps and elbows Baki in the face*
Baki: *calmly inspects nose* *holds up bloody finger* *smiles and shrugs* “Huh what do you know. I guess I should start now.” *grabs her neck and shoves her head at the ground*
Shale: *is face down in the dirt* (thoughts) I can't believe it, that's really Baki over me.
Baki: *puts all his weight on her head* “One…”
Shale: (thoughts) Oh that's right, it will only last for three seconds. *pushes up*
Baki: “What the?”
Shale: *once arms are locked lifts one hand off the ground and points it at the dirt* [vines grab Baki and pry him off her] “Looks like all that strength doesn’t add up to much without leverage.” *smiles* “Now let's see if you’re strong enough to break out of this hold.” *with the aid of the plants tries to drive Baki’s face into the ground*
Baki: *struggles* *rips vines apart* “I really didn’t want to do this but it looks like I have no other choice. I’m going to have to disable you first.” *charges and kicks Shale into a tree*
Shale: *grumbles* “Ohh…” (thoughts) Looks like he’s hitting harder than Zathire now. I’m really going to get hurt. *struggles and gets up*
Baki: *strikes again*
Shale: *partly blocks and stumbles into a rock face* (thoughts) I’m going to loose.
Baki: *worried look on his face* *backhands Shale*
Shale: *barely holds focus* *raises vine trips Baki* *dodges a tackle and directs his face into a tree* *drops an elbow on the back of his neck, but it's weak and tired*
Baki: *gets up and picks up Shale*
Shale: *punches him in the face a few times*
Baki: “Are you really sure you want to go through with this?”
Shale: “I’d rather die than give up.”
Baki: “I was afraid of that. That’s why I’m going to have to walk away. I’m not going to gamble that I can knock you out without killing or permanently hurting you it's just not worth it. Sorry.”
Shale: “Don’t you walk away on me.” *gets angry* “Where’s your honor as a fighter?”
Baki: “Shale, it's not happening.”
Shale: *grinds jaw* *turns red* *veins come out of arms* *sprints and punches Baki in the back*
Baki: *falls over*
Shale: *lifts him off the ground and slams his face into a root* “I said let's fight.” *kicks off a tree and uses elf skills to dart between them while berserking* *punches Baki in the gut* *strikes twice more* *jumps up and wraps legs around Baki’s neck, then grabs chin and pulls upwards*
Baki: *groans*
Shale: *summons vines* [they drag Baki down]
Baki: *braces with one hand* *laughs* “I guess I was wrong to take you lightly.” *holds inches above the ground*
Shale: *gets nervous* [the berseking wears off] “No… No! No!” *tries scooping the dirt up to reach Baki’s face* “Please, please, please…”
Baki: *snaps the vines then lifts up Shale* *dives down and jabs his fingers into the base of the tree* *holds the tree with one hand and Shale’s face with the other* “Three, two, one… Done…”
Shale: “No… no… no… I lost…”
Baki: “Um you can let go of my arm now.”
Shale: [was holding it like a teddy bear] *disappointed* “Um oh… okay…” *looks at the ground* “So since you won what do you want me to do for you today?”
Baki: “Oh I don’t want anything; I was just interested in the fight.”
Shale: “Are you sure?” *desperate look*
Baki: “Yes I’m sure.”
Shale: *sighs and looks at the ground* *flicks a pebble* “Oh well it was worth a try.”
Baki: “Are you going to be okay?”
Shale: “I’ll be fine; I just need a good dinner.” (thoughts) No... no... no... I can't believe I just said that. I should have lied and faked crippled...

Eon: *at the dinner table* “Hey Baki, your nose is bleeding, how’d that happen?”
Baki: *pauses stuffing a fork full of meat in his mouth*
Shale: “Oh he was just training again.”
Eon: “Maybe you should stop watching him and start training too.”
Shale: *nervous laugh* “Maybe but the idea of sparing with Baki even for practice drills is a bit unnerving he’d probably snap me in half on accident.”
Baki: (thoughts) Is she normally this nonchalant about a fight, and capable of pretending like nothing happened? Come to think of it she came out of it in better shape than I, even if she lost.

WITH AXLE

Axle: “My spy has gathered all the information we need. It’s time to pay a couple of your old friends a new visit.”
Hanyuu: “How come I haven’t gotten to meet your spy, you’ve always been talking about him but it’s like you’re trying to keep him secret from me.”
Axle: “He’s very busy that's all.”

EA
Chapter 7: Rage
Scene 2: Slaughter


IN SCOOBY’S DIMENSION

Axle: “Surprise, surprise.”
Myth: *sees Scooby and Velma dead* “You! Hand her over. I know you’re controlling her mind.”
Hanyuu: “There’s no control, get over it Myth.”
Karin: “These two are too dangerous we should leave them be.”
Myth: “Not a chance, I’m not waiting for Eon or Hayabusapiro, I’ve waited for this moment for too long.”
Axle: “That’s good because we came here specifically for you in the first place.”
Karin: "Is that so, we'll if you want to get him you'll have to get through me."
Hanyuu: "That can be arranged, anyways when he said you he was referring to both of you."
Myth: *looks to Hanyuu* “Don’t you remember who you used to be?”
Karin: “Forget her. It’s obviously going to come down to a fight.” *eyes narrow a challenge on Hanyuu* “So let’s fight.”
Hanyuu: “Your fire magic doesn’t scare me slut.”
Myth: “That leaves you and me I guess.” *glares* “And I don’t have any problem hurting you."
Axle: “Who me?” *laughs haughtily* “It would be very foolish. Let me repeat VERY foolish to try and strike me.”
Myth: “I’m not going to back down to some stupid threat from an uppity bitch like you.” *charges*
Karin: *forearms ignite*
Hanyuu: *swipes*
Karin: *dodges* *glancing strikes elbow to elbow* [Hanyuu is lightly burned]
Myth: *stabs Axle*
Axle: *smiles* “Oops…”
Myth: *falls to knees in pain* “What the? …”
Axle: “As I said it would by very foolish to try and strike me.”
Myth: *looks at his sword* [there is a portal before Axle’s belly that opened up behind Myth’s back] *looks down and sees his own sword in his stomach*
Axle: *smiles and walks away*
Hanyuu: *shoves shoulder to shoulder just enough to raise one of Karin’s feet off the ground, rolls against Karin's front and slices down chopping off an arm*
Karin: *screams in pain*
Hanyuu: (taking advantage of the stun) *continues with spinning momentum, rolls against Karin’s back and appears on her other side then cuts off that arm in one fell slash as well* *drops down and shears off an entire leg one clean cleave* *smiles* “You should have stayed dead the first time Zathire killed you.”
Myth: “KARIN!!”
Hanyuu: “I guess some people never learn their lesion.” *chops other leg off and rises to decapitate Karin before she can even hit the ground*
Axle: “Goodness my dear Ichuzz leave something for the sampling, we never had to kill them anyways.”
Hanyuu: “It’s been my pleasure but not as much as this one will be.” *stands behind coughing bent over Myth* [their eyes meet in the reflection of Myth's blood] “I’ve never had anything controlling me and just so you know before you die.” *tucks down beside him and lowers cleaver right under his neck (whispers) “I’ve always enjoyed this sort of thing.” *slits just the tiniest penetration into the jugular and lets the presser open the wound*
Myth: *bleeds to death and falls over*
Axle: “Well I haven’t seen that side of you before, it was rather, how shall I say… grotesque…” *looks at bodies somewhat disgusted* “Well at any rate we better gather up their blood and infiltrate before the others come looking for us.” *hands Hanyuu a vile with a chemical*
Hanyuu: *scoops up Karin’s blood, then drinks the vile and transforms*
Axle: *becomes Myth* “We have two days.”
Hanyuu: “We need to figure out what to do about the elf. She sees and hears everything. If even one thing goes wrong from the plan we won’t be able to communicate a correction with her in the picture. We’re going to need her miles away from the books and Shale.”
Axle: “According to this guide book, all you need is a little cheese.”
Hanyuu: “God you’re gross.”
Axle: “What?”
Hanyuu: “Sorry I just can’t stand seeing you as Myth.”
Axle: “I’m sorry…”
Hanyuu: “No, it’s okay; we must; just don’t expect me to kiss you.”
Axle: “Fair enough.” *hands over some cheese and money* “Eat this and speak of some sale. She’ll probably come chasing after her. Make sure whatever store you go to is over two miles away. I’ll get the books.” *pauses nervously* “And my dear Ichuzz, we are this close, please don’t try to assassinate the Elf. I know you hate her, but she is not to be underestimated. She is dangerous whether we want to admit it or not. I don’t want to loose you here, nearly on the eve of our triumph.”
Hanyuu: “I’ll try my best to resist.”
Axle: “Promise me.”
Hanyuu: *sighs disappointedly, then smiles* “Alright, I promise.”

AFTER DINNER

Elf: *sneaks up on Shale* “So…”
Shale: *is startled*
Elf: “My human half-breed, you really seem to be going the extra mile. You maybe able to fool Eon, but my ears hear everything. I watched the whole fight. You really want Baki badly don’t you?”
Shale: *nods head disappointedly*
Elf: “You are only sixteen, Shale.”
Shale: “Mom…”
Elf: “I’m not here to lecture you. I’ll help you. You obviously won’t be stopped anyways.” *glances to the side* “It’s unnatural for a boy to take no notice in a girl his same age. There must be something wrong.”
Shale: “What, what is it?”
Elf: “There are three possibilities…”
Shale: *impatient stare*
Elf: “One, something is distracting him. You should see if there are other girls that might be in the way. Also it could just be how obsessed he is with fighting.”
Shale: *clenches fists* “A girlfriend… already… I’d have to kill her.”
Elf: “Another thing could be you’re giving him too much attention. Boys sometimes think a girl who like them is desperate.”
Shale: “I am desperate.”
Elf: “Boys think when a girl is desperate it's because something is wrong with her; that she’s hiding something about how ugly, or dumb or perhaps some disease or annoying tendency.” *smiles at Shale* “But it can be played both ways, ignore them and they’ll question themselves instead and think they’re not good enough for you.”
Shale: “Really?! Are you sure that will work, what if it backfires?”
Elf: “Possibility three is he’s gay or too shy… in which case you’re screwed.” *laughs*
Shale: “Mom!”
Elf: *ear twitches* *confused look* “Do you hear that?”
Shale: “Yes, I don’t get it either.”

Elf and Shale: *jump from tree, and travel to noise*
Elf: “So it is just you.”
Myth: “Ah you scared me.”
Shale: *giving them a creepy stare*
Karin: *very nervous* “What’s going on here?”
Elf: “Are you sure you’re feeling alright?” *stares*
Myth: *confused look* “Yeah, everything is alright.”
Elf: *turns around takes a few steps away, stops (looks confused and suspicious)* “Alright, well if you say so.” *jumps into tree.”
Shale: *follows*
Elf: “Was it just me?”
Shale: “No…” *confused look* “I’ve been familiar with her even longer than you. That was definitely Hanyuu’s foot pattern only a little clumsier.”
Elf: “You don’t suppose humans are just irregular.”
Shale: *shrugs* “I would imagine they are.”
Elf: “That didn’t seem like Myth’s walking either did it?”
Shale: “My hearing isn’t quite as good as yours but from what I can tell no.”
Elf: “That gave me quite the scare. For a moment I was getting ready to murder a certain someone.”

EA
Chapter 7: Rage
Scene 3: Boil Over


Karin: “Well that was fun, it’s good to finally be back.”
Eon: “Where’d you go?”
Karin: “Oh no where, we just shared lunch with Scooby and the Gang.”
Eon: “Oh that’s nice I guess.” *coughs* “We haven’t been up to much either.” *gets exited* “Only acquiring the book of darkness!”
Karin: “You found it!”
Eon: “Yes, and my powers are back now!”
Karin: *confused* “Oh… they are? That’s great!”
Myth: “So whose turn is it to keep them on guard duty tonight?”
Eon: “Guard duty? Oh we haven’t done anything like that, but that’s a good idea.” *shrugs* “I figured we have the elf here, nothing will get past her anyway.”
Karin: “Speaking of her, I found out about a cheese sale going on at the market.” *holds out piece of cheese* “It’s…”
Elf: *snatches cheese*
Karin: *closes eyes* “I should have known.”
Elf: (with mouthful) “Go on human…”
Karin: “As I was saying it's pretty good and I got some money to spend on it assuming I get to eat at least some, you can come along with me.”
Elf: “Chunky, give me all your money and some of Eon’s. Me and Karin are going shopping.”
Karin: “Wow… well I guess that explains why she was giving me that one stare. She must have known smelled the cheese or something.” *nervous laugh*
Zathire: *squints eyes and is a bit grumpy* “No. I can tell you exactly why she gave you that stare.”
Myth: *furrows brow* “But you weren’t even there?”
Zathire: “I don’t have to be. A person’s footstep is something you humans may take for granted and ignore. But in the forest where there are too many trees to see anything too far away, a footstep is like an identity. It has to be, it's how you tell whether you’re shooting an arrow at a dark elf or an ally. I may not have the ears of an elf, but my hearing is pretty good. I don’t know why you’re doing it but for some reason you’re walking with nearly the same foot compression rhythm as Hanyuu. Any reminder of her would put me in a sour and suspicious mood too.”
Karin: “I am?” *nervous taken aback expression* “That’s weird.”
Eon: “That’s ridiculous, was all that really all true Elf I mean Ms… uh Mellen?”
Elf: *nods head*
Shale: “I noticed as well.”
Baki: “Whoa, all three of you got the same impression. I must say I’m impressed Shale.”
Elf: *nudges Shale*
Shale: *blushes* “Wow thanks Baki!”
Baki: *scratches back of head and laughs* “Anytime, but I was wondering: Was there anymore meat or did Zathire eat it all?”

Karin: “Baki?”
Baki: “Yeah?”
Karin: “Oh… uh… never mind…”
Myth: *nervous warning look, followed by I don’t know look*
Karin: “Actually, refresh my memory, what did you do up to the point you got here?”

Yuki: *hurt look* “Big mistake, no mean too.” *tear falls out of eye*
Eon: “What happened?”
Edgeworth: *holds out a gerbil, with a furry Kitez head*
Kitez: (super quite) “She bit me. She bit me!”
Edgeworth: (dry and annoyed tone) “Kitez was trying to confuse her by defending another gerbil by squirming with it, that way she couldn’t choose which one was normal and wouldn’t be able to eat either of them.” *rolls his eyes* “Well he managed to trick her, but she decided to take a guess and bit one of them. Unfortunately the one she bit was Kitez, fortunately he decided to transform before it was too late. However it wasn’t long before he got paralyzed and now he’s stuck halfway until it wears off I hope.”
Baki: “She’s poisonous?”
Edgeworth: “Well to humans the poison is particularly weak, but on other mammals it’s rather effective. A bite that would take down a human would probably take down a water buffalo. I don’t see blood so it’s only what he absorbed directly though the skin I think. But for a rat..." *gives Kitez a dirty look* "that’s quite a bit.”
Kitez: (with really weak lungs) “Hey!”
Hayabusa: “We can only hope for the worst then.”
Yuki: *depressed* “No, Kitez is friend.”
Elf: “I think she should have swallowed.”
Karin: “That’s not very nice.”
Hayabusa: *laughs*
Elf: “So human when are we going to this store? Now or am I going to have loose sleep trying to keep my mind off it?
Karin: *squints eyes* “I’m sure they’ll be open in the morning.”
Elf: “Oh by the way news reached my ear. You’re on the wanted list now.”
Karin: “Wanted? For what?”
Elf: “The dark elves' list. Look this is your picture. Now you, your boyfriend, me, and my Chunky are all with prices, and her too…”
Karin: “Ich… Hanyuu is on the wanted list.”
Elf: “What do you know? She killed a female. That’s big to them. Ten thousand shillings for her, five hundred for Myth, two thousand for you, twenty thousand for me, and fifty thousand for the beast...” *smiles* “Well done Shale its seems you’re on here too.”
Shale: “I am?”
Elf: “Looks like they scraped the brains of your victims for memories. Here’s your picture. Spawn of the Beast, rumored to look like a half elf, thirty five hundred.” *raises eyebrow* “Well I’m impressed, you've even beat me.”
Baki: “What’s this all about? What did Shale do?”
Shale: “I killed four dark elves.”
Baki: *taken aback*
Elf: *shakes head and laughs* “I don’t know how dumb some little goblin has to be to think that it could kill anyone on that list and if it did, that it would actually get paid.”
Karin: “Then what’s the point?”
Elf: “Well for once I agree with the dark elves; chiefly it's funny, secondly bodies are good tracking tools.”
Karin: *reads the date of the murders* “Shale, that’s really something, I bet that Hanyuu would be really surprised and proud of you if she knew you took out those elves with what she taught you.”
Shale: *raises eyebrow, then scratches back of head and blushes* “Yeah… I guess…”
Elf: *angered* “Obviously inferior techniques to what she would have learned with me, but I guess it always helps to learn multiple ways.”
Karin: *keeps mouth shut* (thoughts) Just a bit longer, I have to put up with her.

Angry Voice: “BAKI!”
Elf: *gasps* “I had no idea he was here!”
Myth: “You…”
Baki: “Yujiro!” *snarls*
Shale: “Baki, who’s that?”
Yujiro: “I’ve brought something for you Baki. I thought I told you to give me a grandson. Do I have to baby sit you while the job is being done?” *tosses her into Baki’s arms*
Girl: “Baki!”
Baki: “Kozue!”
Shale: *grits teeth* “Kozue? WHO THE HELL IS THAT?!”
Ruri: “Oh my…”
Shale: *face starts turning red* *points at Yujiro* “Who the hell are you; bringing some other girl into the picture?” *veins pop out of arms*
Kozue: “Baki who’s that?”
Shale: “That was my question.”
Baki: “Shale this is my girlfriend.”
Shale: *heartbroken and stunned* “Your… your girlfriend?”
Kozue: “Why is she acting that way?”
Baki: “I think she’s jealous, but I assure you Kozue there’s nothing between us.”
Shale: *is boiling*
Zathire: “She’s done it.” *takes a step back*
Shale: *darts and punches at Kozue*
Baki: *blocks* “Hey!”
Kozue: *hides behind Baki* [is grabbed from behind with vines] “Baki!”
Baki: *turns around, starts ripping at the vines* “Stop this Shale.”
Shale: *lifts Baki and tosses him back* “All she needs is a little hug.” *grabs Kozue and pins her against tree then squeezes.”
Kozue: *is being crushed* “Oops, she’s a little fragile; I hope I didn’t break any of her ribs.”
Elf: *clenching fist* “Crush her Shale!”
Karin: *raises eyebrow*
Eon: *pulls Shale off Kozue* “Shale what are you doing?”
Shale: “Not now Eon.” *stiff arms Eon, sending her coughing into a tree*
Elf: *laughs* “Foolish human…”
Baki: *struggles to safely pry Shale away from Kozue*
Yujiro: (his smile at Shale had been slowly growing until this point) “Baki, who’s this shiny new upstart?”
Shale: (being held back) *turns around* “You! This is all your fault. You brought her here. After I deal with the competition you’re next.” *squints eyes* “Or maybe I should rip your face off now before you decide to bring any other girls into the picture.”
Baki: “Shale, I don’t think you know what you’re doing!”
Shale: “Fear is for the weak.”
Yujiro: *intrigued* “Oh really?”
Shale: *charges in and punches Yujiro in the gut* “Really!”
Yujiro: *grabs Shale like a rag by the hair* *spins her around to observe her*
Zathire and Elf: *charge*
Baki: *stops them both* “Wait!”
Yujiro: “I must say I’m impressed with this female specimen. She seems more than ready for you Baki." *gives a quick laugh* "I would suggest this one would make a much better vessel to pass on the Hanma blood.”
Shale: *summons vines*
Yujiro: *snaps them in half with a few flicks of his finger*
Shale: “The second I get my hands on you, I’ll spoon out your eyes and shove Kozue up your…”
Yujiro: “Yes, yes, that’s the hate. That’s the type of breeding material we need for Baki, not that weak inferior scum.”
Shale: “Wait… you think I’m better for Baki than Kozue?” *the erg to fight disappears*
Yujiro: “What do you say? Interested in baring me a grandson?”
Shale: *smiles* “Am I ever! Just send him this way.”
Elf: *holds out a hand* “You must be Baki’s father it’s a pleasure to meet you. I’m Shale’s mother.”
Yujiro: *frowns* “And how old were you when you made her five?”
Elf: *brushes hand through hair* “Actually I’m in my nineties now.”
Zathire: “Let’s not get too flirty.” *holds Elf and glares at Yujiro* “You mind setting my daughter down.”
Yujiro: *snaps* “Watch your tone.” *swats Zathire embedding him into a tree*
Eon: “Holy crap!”
Karin: “Good god!”
Yujiro: *sets down Shale* “Well that takes care of your husband.”
Elf: “Oh wow you probably even managed to give him a headache with just that flick of your wrist!”
Zathire: *gets up* “Yeah right, it will take more than that to give me a headache, but I must say that’s by far the hardest I’ve ever been hit, and by a flick of a wrist, well that doesn’t even seem possible.”
Baki: “He’s alive?”
Zathire: *grabs Elf* “You’re starting to make me jealous.”
Baki: “Look at all you. You all make me sick acting like you can decide my fate, acting like Kozue is trash to be forgotten.”
Aeyine: “I was waiting for someone to say that.”
Karin: *glares at Aeyine* (thoughts) So you’re still with them.
Myth: *smiles, piles the black book on top of the white one*
Yujiro: “I almost forgot. I’ve had a change of plans.” *lifts up Myth* “I no longer work for you. Perhaps it's time you shared your secret.” *grabs Karin in other hand and holds them both up like puppets* “These two little love birds right here are corpses of their former selves traveling around in false skins through different worlds with their magic wands living out their little fairy tale. I had told you before wizard that if you found me people to fight I wouldn’t kill you, but you’ve failed to bring me any challenge. So I’m going to leave you with your enemies so you can all become friends. I’m going to come back in one month. When I do, your little group better had have devised a strategy to kill me. Otherwise I will wipe the floor with all of you.” *smiles at Shale* “However I plan to live a very long life and in it I suspect rarely will I get the chance to truly have a fight.” *turns to Baki* “Should she happen to be pregnant with your child before I return, I will spare your pitiful little parade.” *manically laughs then disappears*
Ruri: “Oh dear…”
Kitez: “I’m scared, we’re all going to die aren’t we Mommy?”
Shale: *jumps to Baki’s side* “He’s right, your dad’s too powerful, I guess we’ll have to get started. It’s the only way to save everyone.”
Baki: “Now wait just a minute; I’m not doing anything just because he says.”
Elf: *turns a dark eye on Karin* “So, it wasn’t a fluke earlier. You really are Hanyuu.”
Karin: *takes a step back* “You don’t really believe him do you?”
Elf: “You don’t know how long I’ve waited to kill you.”
Myth: “No it’s true… We are who he says we are.”
Elf: “Good then I can wipe both you stains at once.”
Myth: “No, you can’t, you need my help in order to fight him now.”
Eon: “Elf, I think he’s right.”
Myth: “You don’t actually plan to let some young kid impregnate your daughter just like that do you? It was a good ruse to keep that beast under control, but let's face it, you don’t want THAT do you?”
Elf: “I don’t know, Baki seems fine to me.”
Myth: *outraged* “Okay well you’ve always been weird, Ichuzz has told me all about you.” *turns to Zathire* “But what about you, you can’t honestly be comfortable with that can you?”
Zathire: “Actually, Baki seems like a really strong, friendly and easy going guy.”
Eon: “Okay, okay, I can actually understand Zathire approving Baki, but what about Baki’s feelings.” *looks to Baki (he’s holding Kozue)*
Elf: *squints at Kozue* “She is an ordinary human. Baki obviously is not. She would be a waste of his potential.”
Eon: “Wait, please just wait.”
Elf: “This better be good human, because I’m considering adding you to the list.”
Eon: “We can’t count on Baki,” *blushes* “Well you know working his," pauses for the right word* "...magic with Shale.”
Baki: “I most certainly will not.”
Eon: “So with that in mind we’ll still need a way to defeat his dad without the easy escape strategy.”
Myth: “I know how to do it. Now that we have the books, I know a world where we can fight him. But I’ll have to build it.”
Eon: “Build it?”
Myth: “Yes, that is what Ichu… Hanyuu, and I of course originally set out to do.”
Eon: “That’s a pretty fanatical dream.”
Myth: “No, it’s a fantastic dream.”
Elf: “I don’t trust him.”
Eon: “I don’t think we have a choice.”
Elf: *smiles* “Well in that case if he can build the world, that leaves no use for her.”
Myth: “No! I won’t do it if you kill her.”
Elf: “Don’t play games with me. You took my daughter, and haven’t explained what that has to do with your perfect little world plan. You brought that man here when you stole tools from Ruri and used them without understanding what you were doing.”
Ruri: “I agree, with the Elf. The thief obviously has not very well planned out or understood the ingredients to his plan.”
Eon: “I don’t trust him either. However, is there anyone here strong enough to defeat Yujiro?” *silence* “Is there anyone here strong enough to force Baki, to comply with Yujiro’s wishes?” *silence once again* “So unless you think you can escape that man. I suggest we actually gamble on this one.”
Edgeworth: "Point well taken."
Aeyine: “I don’t agree. I think it’s better to die with honor than cling to scum.” *turns around grumpily* “If you should decide to fight instead, I will have my sword ready.”
Ruri: “Logically speaking, Eon’s reasoning is sound. I believe for us non fanatical ones this is the plan we will have to take.”
Zathire: “I’m sorry Buttermuffin but I’m going to have to agree with them.”
Myth: “Very well then follow me to my machine. We will have to activate it immediately.”
Zathire: *has a change of heart* “No, screw you. I’m not taking orders from someone I hate.” *raises sword*
Eon: *points dark arrow at Zathire* “Don’t.”
Zathire: *stops, points sword at Myth* “This is entirely your fault you kooky wizard. My elf is right. You got us into this trouble, Yujiro didn’t do anything, it's because you made him angry and we were caught in the middle of it, because of your damn obsession with those stupid books and my daughter.”
Myth: “That’s why I’m trying to get you out.”
Zathire: “I don’t want to hear any of your damn excuses. You should be lucky you’re in Myth’s body. That way as you die you can know you took away my satisfaction, since I won’t get to hear my sword cracking through your paper spine.”
Eon: “I mean it Zathire. Don’t make me take away your life.” *tear coming from eye*
Zathire: “Don’t stop me Eon. I’m about to go berserk.”
Eon: “No Zathire, you either stop or die. You owe me your life. Just go away.”
Zathire: *tenses up and boils then shoulders hunch down* “The deed is done. I own nothing to anyone now. Be gone scum for if I turn around before your gone or you EVER cross my eye again, I will put this to an end.”
Elf: “Chunky!”
Zathire: “No, you stay with Shale. If anything happens to her kill both of them immediately.”
Elf: “Believe me I don’t need a reason.” *turns on Eon* “I ought to kill you, you inferior human bitch, for threatening my husband. But I believe you are correct, in judging the circumstances, for even I could not detect Yujiro when he approached us. If he is anything like what Baki says. Then our enemies probably can’t afford the effort to trick us.”
Shale: “I don’t mean to interrupt but shouldn’t we be going now. Dad’s about to destabilize.”
Baki: “That might be just what we need.”
Snow Dragon: *grabs Baki and starts running away*
Karin: “Trust me it’s not a good thing.”
Baki: *shrugs off her grip and stops* “No, this might be our best chance. If his berserk is anything like Shale’s it means his power level is going to go way up. If I fight him like that: It might be just what I need to help me catch up to Yujiro.”
Shale: “It’s not anything like mine. He’s way stronger than me. Judging from what I’ve seen, he’ll probably kill you.” *sees the fire in Baki’s eyes* “And I don’t want you fighting him, because if you win, he’ll die. There’s no reasoning with a berserker. If he doesn’t stop himself before he crosses over.” *looks at the ground* "Then it will probably be months before we can even talk to him again.”
Ruri: “Well if anyone cares to know here’s a scanner to read his power level.”
Vercon: “What the hell does that mean?”
Ruri: “Well the average male is one. The average female is point four; basically it means anyone at two is unnatural, I imagine many of you will be about there.”
Myth: “What are you giving this to me for?”
Ruri: “Since we are following you and escaping danger simultaneously I figure when you get the reading you will be in a more eager state to hurry.”
Myth: “Not possible…”
Eon and Karin: “What does it say?”
Myth: *starts jogging backwards* “Hands it to Karin.”
Karin: “Run.”
Hayabusapiro: “Enough give us a number.”
Karin: “It’s jumping between fifty-nine and sixty four.”
Shale: “Shit, then it’s already begun. There’s no telling how much longer he’ll have consent over his decisions.”
Eon: “I shouldn’t be surprised when he crushed an owl the size of a house with his sword.” *grabs the scanner*
Karin: “Hey!”
Eon: “He gave you the pokedex, I get the scanner.” *scans various people* “What’s this based off of, danger, threat, muscle strength or what?”
Ruri: “Potential force output divided by time.”
Eon: “Crap he’s headed this way. And fast…!”
Myth: “Alright everyone, before me. I’ll be the last to go.” *opens a portal*
Karin: *jumps through first*
The others: *follow*
Myth: *jumps through and closes portal*
Everyone except Baki, Elf, and Yuki: *huffing and puffing*
Myth: “We did it.” *takes a breath then walks over to a desk and takes out a vile and drinks it and hands the other half to Karin*

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Chapter 7: Rage
Scene 4: Plans

Myth: *has a few painful convulsions then slowly transforms into his self*
Karin: *starts to shrink then becomes Hanyuu*
Elf: *shoulders start to rise with anger*
Shale: “Mom, please… for me, have mercy.”
Eon: “Okay, what the hell is that giant thing?”
Axle: “This Eon, is a time machine. My problem has always been power once I figured out how to get it to work. But now with the books I can travel back in time and fix problems of the past.”
Ruri: “I want to know what happened to Myth and Karin.”
Axle: “That’s not a concern.”
Ruri: “No, it is. Tell me the truth.”
Axle: “Whatever reason you need them for right now it's irrelevant....”
Ruri: “I need to know. This goes beyond my obsession with secrets. Tell me.”
Axle: “We left them where…”
Hanyuu: “I killed them.”
Ruri: “I will now pass judgment on you.” *walks behind a tree* “Come out Myth and Karin.”
Myth and Karin: *walk out*
Hanyuu: “What impossible. How did you do that?”
Ruri: “That’s a secret.” *takes out a piece of pen and a paper and writes something down* “Then hands it to Eon.”
Eon: *reads* “Understood.”
Ruri: “Elf, I will need you to be my bodyguard. If you can stoop so low as to help a blind human, I believe my plan will be most beneficial for you.” *turns hood to Axle* “Before you go spouting off about how only you know how to operate your genius invention made from the parts you stole from me, let me assure you that I will not listen. It’s obvious that while the time machine may present the solution to our problem it also presents your opportunity to escape your promises and backstab us. That’s why I will be accompanying you. Also, at certain points, I will be making alterations to your plan. If for any reason you don’t agree with my decisions I constructed four reasons why you will not argue. For one I know far more about time traveling than you think I know. You can decide if that will work for or against you. The second is the elf will be guarding my every move, if you want to kill me you will have to sneak it by her and be faster than she can react. The other two are secrets and you can try and guess them if you feel safe refusing my offer.” *turns to Elf* “Forgive me on speaking for your behalf, I don’t want to offend an elf, but I believe you will be helping me on this one considering the circumstances?”
Elf: “Hmm, maybe I prejudged you too much human. I’m rather pleased with the corkscrew you’ve just thrown into his plan. I suppose I can baby-sit you for a while if it means snapping their necks should they make a mistake.”
Ruri: “I’m glad you see it my way. Now before we hand over the books, I believe we have a deal?”
Axle: “That was a very wise safety procedure. You’ve added a lot of liability to the situation. I suppose now considering that, I will have to agree.”
Ruri: “Very well then for starts before you go I’ll be sending Eon somewhere.”
Axle: “Takes the books and activates gateway.”
Ruri: “For my first modification to your plan. Eon will be going on a certain mission before any of us do.”
Eon: *gives a thumbs up* “It’s all here, I got everything and solved our little problem as well.”
Ruri: “How simply marvelous, I knew it would work.”
Eon: *approaches the gateway* “Eesh the gravity here is tremendous. I feel like I’m being crushed alive. Is it safe to go through?”
Axle: “If everything was done right, you should weigh three point one times your body weight at the transition field’s edge.
Ruri: *disconnects a piece of the control panel and adds a piece from his pocket*
Axle: “Hey?”
Ruri: *types in buttons* “Very well the coordinates are set.” *hands her a pair of rabbits* “Good luck, though I don’t believe you’ll need it.”

Eon: *arrives on the other side* “So Ruri said one hour.” *looks around* “There you are.”
Karin: “Eon what are you doing here? I thought you were going with Ruri to the pirate world?”
Eon: “Look I already did that and now I’m coming back from time to save your lives.” *takes out a knife and holds out two potions* “In the future someone kills you but, I’m making it so that it’s your clones that die.” *takes out a map* “I’m not going to cut you guys. I want each of you to put a drop of blood in your respective vile. These bunnies are going to be murdered for you. Do you understand?”
Myth: “Not exactly… but perhaps enough.” *looks at her judgingly* “If this potion makes them look like us, how do we know you’re the real Eon?”
Eon: “I don’t know, but in the future you two were alive so I know I succeeded somehow.”
Myth: “The smile on your face when you said that seems good enough to me.” *stabs himself* *drops blood in the vial*
Eon: “Alright, I’ll need your vial too.” *looks at Karin* “This potion is different than the one your killers used. The one they made leaves parts of the brain. But with this one your clones are going to even think they are you; they’ll have your memories and everything. So when I make them I don’t want them to see you or they’ll know they’re going to die and decide to try to save themselves.”
Karin: “That’s horrible; won’t it be the same as my very self dying?”
Eon: “I don’t know, maybe, but it will be a bunny and the potion would wear off eventually. I rather have the permanent you be the one that survives.”
Karin: *gives drop of blood* “I’ll try not to think of it too much then.”
Eon: *takes the potion* “Good okay listen up this part is very important.” *hands them a map* “You need to hide, stay away from the camp and show up exactly here at exactly this time. There should be a red rectangular metal box with machinery in it. There’s an oak tree behind it. On that time Ruri, will check to see if he can save your lives by deciding to enact this plan. If he sees you there he will know he can succeed and will decide to send me to save you got it?”
Myth: *gulps and nods*
Eon: “You do realize how important this is right?”
Karin: “Yes we understand.”
Eon: “Good I don’t want you to die. Ruri said that time cannot be altered only knowledge can effect decisions made. But I don’t want to find out I’m wrong. Make sure it's you two that show up at the location and not some other clones of you made by your murderers, or something like that.”
Karin: “Wait. How did you get the same potion made by your killers?”
Eon: “It’s a long story but lets just say, someone bigger-and-badder comes into the picture and enemies are forced to become friends. Well actually I just read the recipe off his desk and stole the ingredients, while he and Ruri were talking.”
Myth and Karin: “Alright.” *take map and take off*
Eon: “One more thing, don’t say thanks or explain why you're there until after I return from the portal.”
Karin: “We promise. Thank you for saving our lives.”
Myth: “Yes indeed.”
Eon: *takes the vials and force feeds the first into the first bunny then the second, into the second bunny*
Bunny 1: *turns into Karin*
Bunny 2: *turns into Myth*
Myth: “Where am I? I don’t remember why I’m here."
Karin: “Me either, what’s going on?”
Eon: “We were with Scooby and the Gang.”
Myth: *shakes head* “That’s right… I don’t remember you coming along though.”
Eon: “You look like there’s a lot you two don’t remember. I’m going to go back and get Hayabusapiro to help us if I can convince him. You two should investigate the situation.” *returns to portal sphere, marches through the high gravity* *comes out on other side*
Elf, Ruri, Hanyuu and Axle: *turn around to notice her*
Ruri: “Ah there you are.”
Eon: *smiles deviously* “Everything is set up according to your plan.”
Hanyuu and Axle: *become slightly nervous*
Ruri: “Wonderful, now Eon. While I run the next phase do you mind giving the elf a hand watching over me. I wouldn’t want her to be outnumbered with me as her only ally.”
Axle: “What’s going on? How is Eon here? We saw her leave the portal before we entered.”
Ruri: “Relax; this isn’t the place where you’re going to die. I merely decided to make things easier on the elf. Since I knew you would end up bringing Hanyuu to even the odds I decided to plan ahead in case you got the idea the two of you together could deal with her.”
Hanyuu: “If you want to be able to trust us, we should be able to trust you. What did you have just have Eon do?”
Ruri: “That’s a secret.”
Eon: “So are we just going to sit here are we going to proceed with the next phase.”
Ruri: “Indeed.”
Eon: *draws a dark arrow and aims at Axle*
Axle: “Wait!”
Hanyuu: “No you don’t!”
Eon: “Elf do you mind assisting me with the other?”
Elf: *grows a bow and draws an arrow from the soil* *points it at Hanyuu*
Ruri: “Originally your idea was to alter the past so you could avoid bringing Yujiro and avoid having to ally with us in the first place. Then you could have free will to proceed with your other plan involving Shale. However now that you are both listening it is a good time to tell you only information can influence through time, no physical change can ever occur. Meaning, the timeline is indestructible and anything you do to modify it has already been done.”
Axle: “No!”
Ruri: “Yes.” *takes the books and the dimension staff* “Unless of course you have the power of creation and destruction in you hands* “However, I’ve neutralized that threat, so instead you will have to proceed with the fake plan you made up to us about creating another reality to trap Yujiro in where his powers will be something we can defeat. In this time you and I will research and work together until this can be done. We will then give ourselves the notes necessary to complete the task in the only time that is without the books still malleable, the future.”
Ruri: “Now I will be returning these books and staff to a point in time where we will need them to create the new reality.” *disappears and reappears without them*
Eon: “Just so you don’t start scheming I want you to know the Eon you saw leave the portal will be busy destroying the control panel you made. Meaning ever since you entered this portal, you lost your ability to operate the machine.”
Ruri: “Now I hope we are on even terms against Yujiro. Hate me all you want but I don’t like to be played for a fool. All this was necessary and you would have done the same thing, had you been as smart as me.”
Axle: *looks at the ground* “It was indeed a clever trap. I suppose I was the fool to trust you.” *sighs* “Well then if you want to begin your failed plan to actually defeat him as in opposed to prevent him, where is the equipment for this research we are to be doing?”
Ruri: “I thought you’d never ask.”

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Chapter 8: Chaos
Scene 1: Trap


Elf: “I don’t mean to be blunt, but when I will I sleep, you don’t honestly plan to have Eon, keep an eye on them during that time?”
Ruri: “Of course not. That’s why when Eon came out of the portal she handed me the log times when you and her decided to sleep. I’ve already programmed the portal based on those times to send you to and from the secret location and time so that you won’t miss a second and none of us will know when you choose to do so. When this project is all over Eon will take the paper to me and then destroy it after we enter the portal.”
Elf: “Are you a human or a dark elf? And for once I mean that as a compliment.”

BEFORE RURI ENTERED THE PORTAL

Eon: *steps out* “Everything worked out like a charm.” *hands the paper to Ruri*
Ruri: *begins programming the machine*
Axle: “Very well Hanyuu, are you ready to go?”
Eon: “Hey that’s not fair.”
Axle: “I’m not leaving her behind. I love her.”
Ruri: “It’s okay; because they love each other I know they won’t try anything funny. Otherwise their action might upset the elf and jeopardize the life of the other.”
Axle: *smiles to Hanyuu*
Ruri: *finishes setting the machine* “Very well all set and ready to go?”
Ruri, Elf, Hanyuu and Axle: *step into the machine*
Eon: “Suckers…” *smiles to Aeyine* “We got them.”
Aeyine: “We did?”
Eon: “Trust me I’ve already witnessed their surrender.”
Aeyine: “Really?”
Eon: “Yes however I have some work to do, because Yujiro is still a threat.” *crumples up a paper and burns it*
Aeyine: “What was that?”
Eon: “Information I gave Ruri that I don’t want anyone to get their hands on, later in time.” *takes out another paper* “However they left us with the task of getting several things set up for the universe maker.”
Aeyine: “Universe maker?”
Eon: “Yes, once upon a time before you were with us me, Kitez, Ruri, Hanyuu, your brother and I. Stepped into a world were everyone became girls. The thing that’s most important is our strength changed as well. Meaning if we could fight Baki’s dad there we might win.”
Baki: “This is probably still not going to work.”
Eon: “Why do you say that?”
Baki: “My father is in all manners of fighting, the best. Even in the body of a sickly child he could probably kill a skilled fighter.”
Aeyine: “Do you think this is a better option Baki?”
Baki: “Yeah, at least we can take one thing away from him I guess.”
Eon: “Good because in that world the way people fight is with projectiles and dodging. Hanyuu and Axle our enemies used to date or something in that world. They enjoyed playing around in it and are exceptional fighters. Around the time Yujiro arrives, the others will exit the portal and finish the last modifications to turn this time machine into a universal dimension.” *looks at everyone* “Then we’ll lead him into the portal to fight.”
Aeyine: “Alright, I don’t’ like these weird plans but they seem to work so let's get the materials and structure.”
Baki, Eon, and Aeyine: *buckle slightly caught off guard from an incoming surge of gravity*
Ruri: *warps out of bubble right in the air* “As I explained you will need this.” *tosses Eon the dimensional staff* “I have to go back and write the instructions that just handed you now.”
Eon: “Right!” *gives a farewell solute*
Ruri: *steps back in bubble, disappears*
Eon: “Okay…” *starts reading the list* “Looks like just to support the weight of some of these pieces we’re going to need some logs.” *reads note attached to staff* “Also it says that I shouldn’t be using this because it will only respond correctly to a mage. Snow Dragon and Karin would be best.”

4 weeks later:
Snow Dragon: “Done!”
Shale: “If my mom saw how many trees you broke figuring out how to use that thing she’d kill you.”
Snow Dragon: “It’s not like it came with instructions.”
Shale: “It really looks good though.”
Eon: “Well I’m ready.”
Aeyine: “What do you mean ready?”
Karin: “Yeah you never told us anything about a next step.”
Eon: “That’s because Ruri, told me this last step is... Can you guess it?”
Kitez: “It’s a secret…”
Eon: “Yep. The dark book is dangerous and using it, almost always backfires, at least for the well being of everyone except the user. That’s why I will be transforming this machine... right about…”
Ruri, Hanyuu, Axle and Elf: *exit the machine*
Ruri: *hands Eon the books*
Eon: “…Now.”
Axle: “This better work.” *sour expression*
Hanyuu: *tired glare*
Elf: “Oh I’ve missed you. I’ve been gone from you just about the same amount of time you’ve been gone from me.” *scoops up Shale* *looks around and strains ears*
Shale: “Sorry mom. Not yet.”
Eon: “Azrath metrion zinthos!”
Kitez: “Hey that’s Raven’s spell!”
Eon: *opens the Book of Darkness and places one hand inside, then another on Ruri* [Ruri turns pitch black] “Alright guide me on how to build this thing.”
Axle: *places hand down on Book of Light then places other hand on Ruri*
Kitez: “What are they doing to my Mommy?”
The Time Machine: *begins fading and the metal transforming* *the warp bubble opens up and then sucks in and comes out*
Aeyine: “It just changed from white to fire red.”
Everyone: *is knocked back*
Eon, Ruri, Axle: *grunt in pain and run from the machine*
Axle: “Stand back.” *backs away* “Anything near there decomposes at a chronological rate of one week of free radicals per second within ten feet.”
Elf: “The grass just bloomed and died.”
Axle: “How hard did that initial pulse hit us when it ignited the universe?” *looks at Hanyuu, and frowns* “There are a few grays, am I a bit wrinkled?”
Hanyuu: “You look three, maybe six years older.”
Ruri: “You’re lucky the radiation doesn’t drain you of energy or accelerate your metabolism otherwise we would have all starved in the blink of an eye.”
Elf: *frowns* “You mean to tell me I just lost three to six years of my life? Three to six years of MY LIFE an elf’s life?” *becomes furious* “You miserable humans, those three years were probably worth more than your miserable existences combined!”
Hanyuu: *is too tired from the wave to become angry* “Oh shut it bitch, you’ll live for another hundred years anyway what’s three to six matter to you?”
Elf: *becomes sad* *looks at the ground* “Just think how many trees I could have grown in that time.” *holds hands together like a prayer* “It’s just too sad to bear, for me, and for the earth.”
Hanyuu: *exhausted, waves hand dismissively then turns to the ground and coughs*
Axle: *helps her up* “Come on let’s get back a little further from the machine. No sense in aging another day by getting too close.”
A random tree: *explodes* “Trees like this?” *Yujiro pops out and throws Edgeworth’s body to the ground* “I thought I'd bring a little surprise to get us started.”
Elf: *explodes with anger*

The whole ground and environment turns green. Every shoot and weed within a three hundred foot circle explodes into a plant and jets towards Yujiro. They wrap around him in a huge ball, constricting and tightening.

Elf: “I thought you might be an interesting man. But obviously you’re just a useless beast. I’ll tear you apart!”
Axle: “She’s more terrifying than I imagined.”
All the wild plants: *grow thorns and drive into Yujiro.”
Eon: *nervously hopping over vines shooting past her at the target* “Did we need a plan to beat him?”
Elf: *faints*
Shale: “Mom!” *runs over* “Mom are you alright?”
Elf: *looks over lazily* “I guess I over did it a bit.”
Shale: *looks around and laughs* “I’ll say.”
Elf: “It’s just all this built up anger, it had to come out some time.”
Baki: *looks at massive ball of thorns and weeds* “Looks like Yujiro is starting to act like his predictable self.”
Ball of vines and thorns: *starts snapping and fraying*
Elf: “I hope I didn’t make him angry.”
Eon: “His power level is at two hundred and forty one, if knowing that makes a difference.”
Baki: “Figures he’d get stronger. Normally when he was relaxed like this he was about one hundred times stronger than a normal man. But the more time goes by the stronger he gets. It’s like his life expectancy increases faster than he gets old.”
Yujiro: *explodes out of vines* [his skin is not ruptured by the thorns] “Well that was a surprise. It seems the family is richer with hate than I imagined.” *huge smile* “Baki, you should mate with the female. The child might finally be enough to destroy me.” *couldn’t be happier*
Shale: “Baki, you don’t have to. Don’t worry about putting us in danger. We’re ready to fight and die if that is your choice.”
Baki: “I know. It sickens me just to think about following one of his orders. There’s no way something better could become of listening to the evil words in his mouth. That’s why I refuse.”
Shale: *opens mouth to say something but freezes, completely feels dumb* “I thought I had him with that one.” *shoulders slump*
Axle: *puffs out chest and takes a steady breath of air* “We have your challenge.” *looks nervously over to Hanyuu* “Come on Ichuzz.” *grabs her arm and they push off into the fiery portal.”
Yujiro: “Well that’s nice. But I still have all of you right here and it would be wrong for me to skip strait to desert. I wouldn’t want to set a bad example for my son.”
Baki: *attacks Yujiro* “Eon, get out of here, have everyone get in the portal it’s our only chance!”
Kitez: *looks nervously to Aeyine* “Quick what mammal ages the slowest?”
Aeyine: *running for portal* “A human…”
Everyone except Shale and Hayabusapiro: *go through the portal*
Baki: “Shale get out of here.”
Shale: “I don’t want to leave you. Plus I think your dad is kind of cool.” *giggle*
Baki: “WHAT??!” [is conked nearly out]
Yujiro: *appears before Shale* “Perhaps I should show you how cool I am.”
Shale: “Baki, I don’t like the way your dad is looking at me. You don’t want to kill me do you?” *crawls back nervously* “I thought you wanted a grandchild?”
Yujiro: “If Baki refuses then you’re just worthless trash like the rest of them.”
Baki: *nearly comes flying from above and slams his elbow down deep into the back of Yujiro’s neck*
Yujiro: *turns around* “Why are you so inclined to save these insects?”
Shale: *starts running away*
Baki: “Those bugs you’re always stepping on. Some people call those friends.”
Yujiro: “Out of my way” *brushes Baki aside and thunders towards the portal*
Hayabusapiro: *fires dart into the back of Yujiro’s neck*
Yujiro: (is already airborne and can’t turn around) *enters the portal*

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Chapter 8: Chaos
Scene 2: Battle and Spam

Chibi anime girls: “Let’s take him out.”
Yujiro: *is transformed into a little red head girl with bat wings*
Hanyuu: “Ha! The weakest boss nobody cares about you.”
Yujiro: “What is with this disgrace?”
Kitez: *punches Yujiro*
Yujiro: *tries to block* “What? What is with this feeble body?” *snarls with rage* “I see this is all your little game.” *attacks Ruri*
Ruri: *is hit*
Axle: “She’s fast.”
Hanyuu: “I’ll see about that.” *engages in one on one combat.”
Axle: “Impossible, she’s loosing.” *trades off places*
Hanyuu: “Alright everyone this looks like it's going to be a lot harder than I thought, but there’s one way we can win even if he does everything perfect. Everyone spam projectiles at him.”
Yujiro: *dodges like a god and fires back*
Myth: “Ridiculous, he’s barely taking any hits and he’s almost taken out Snow Dragon.”
Eon: “This is bad, if we loose even one person, it will become easier for him to dodge and take more of us out.”
Axle: “At the same time however if we are about to die we must pull out. This game will kill us as it was designed to kill Yujiro.”
Baki: “This just feels so wrong. All my life I’ve been waiting to beat him. I couldn’t have ever imagined it would end in something like this.”
Hayabusapiro and Elf: *join in*
Hayabusapiro: *looks at himself* “This is so gay.”
Elf: “I feel different here, not so tired.” [Projectile comes her way] *dodges* “This would be a lot easier without the clumsy humans interfering with all these distracting projectiles. I can hardly see which ones are from the enemy.”
Hayabusapiro: “Screw this; I’d rather suffer an eternity than endure another moment of this humiliation.” *leaves*
Snow Dragon: “I’m out.” *leaves*
Eon: “Shoot now he’s isolating me.”
Karin: “This is ridiculous we’re all isolating him. How come she is still alive?”
Yujiro (in a very feminine voice): “Before this is over, you will all die.”
Shale: “This game doesn’t make any sense to me.”
Yujiro: “Excellent I’ve finally achieved knowledge of every move. Now time to begin.”
Kitez: (in decent health) “I hate to do this but it's time to get out of here.” *grabs the Yuki (who is almost dead)* *leaves*
Elf: (has taken Zero damage) “Finally much better. Wouldn’t you say sister?”
Negina: “Yes, however my projectiles are not fast enough to strike this one.”
Shale: “Well you can still wall him off.”
Negina: “Yes of course. We’ve been getting him occasionally.”
Axle: “Ichuzz, I have a plan.” *charges up to Yujiro* “Use me as a shield your projectiles will go through me.” [plan works for a while and Yujiro looses 40% of his health] “Alright I’m out of here the rest is up to you.” *leaves*
Eon: “He’s got me now too. Sorry I’m out.” *leaves*
Karin: “He’s hailing me my health is dropping.”
Myth: “Not again.” *takes a few hits for her* “We’ve saved each other too much to die now. Get out of here.”
Karin: “Alright, don’t do anything stupid for her.”
Myth: “I’m over that now.”
Karin: *leaves*
Baki: “I have to admit this game isn’t my area of expertise but it seems my dad has already somehow mastered it in this time. We’ve got to take him out before he follows us to the real world. Otherwise the demon in his back will be too much to control.”
Shale: “We can do it Baki.”
Kozue: “Yes we can.”
Ruri: “Oh dear I believe I am loosing.” *leaves*
Negina: “This isn’t working we’re not hitting him anymore.”
Shale: “This is going to require sacrifice. We’re not going to hit him unless we get hit ourselves. It’s one of the first lessons you learn in fighting.”
Hanyuu: “It won’t work, he’s a boss he has more health than all of us put together.”
Negina: “He’s already weak and we haven’t hit him at all, lets try it. Maybe if we dodge just enough we can win.” *barges into the storm of projectiles*
Shale: *follows*
Kozue and Baki: “Let’s do it.”
Hanyuu: “It’s working.”
Elf: “No, Shale leave. We’re escaping.” *leaves*
Negina: “Too late for me too.” *leaves*
Baki: “Wow Kozue, you really are holding up.”
Shale: “We’re both with you till the end Baki.”
Baki: “No you should escape while you can.”
Shale: “There’s no logic in that. Your father is much stronger out there.”

Yujiro: “Getting distracted son?” *lays in heavy melee blows* “When surrounded by weaklings one becomes weak.”
Shale and Kozue: “Baki!
Baki: “Shale’s right, I have to fight him ‘till the end.”
Shale: “No!” *grabs Baki and pulls* “Kozue for once I’m on your side let’s get him out of here.”
Kozue: *drags Baki*
Baki: *struggles but fails*
Shale: “For once I’m glad you’re not so strong.”
Myth: “Well it looks like it's just you and me and that!”
Hanyuu: *notices Myth’s health* (It’s one) “Are you sure you're okay with this because I don’t care if you die.”
Myth: “Yeah… I made up my mind. It’s not about you anymore. After what I saw him do to Edgeworth I knew there was no way I could let someone like him go free. I have Karin to think about.”
Hanyuu: *slightly impressed* “Just don’t get in the way.” *gets a lucky blow* [Yujiro is reduced to two health] “Looks like this game is in the basket.”
Yujiro: “Oh really, two lowly mortals against my two health. You don’t honestly think you can beat me?” *strikes decisively almost enough to kill Hanyuu*
Myth: *jumps in to absorb damage*
Hanyuu: *surprised*
Myth: *uses an invincibility orb* “Now’s your chance lay in the damage
Hanyuu: *takes out one more health*
Myth: “I’m out of here.” *leaves*
Hanyuu: (has 25 health) (thoughts) Well I never thought I’d be thankful to see you. *fights*
Yujiro: *fights* “It seems this is too much for you. Come on, don’t disappoint me; I have one health and it’s your trap.”
Hanyuu and Yujiro: *become more nerdy than imaginable*
Hanyuu: (at eight health) *lands the last hit*
Yujiro: *dies*
Hanyuu: *sighs with relief*
Yujiro: *transforms has a bigger health bar than before*
Hanyuu: “Are you kidding me? Fuck this!” *leaves*
Shale: “Did you do it?”
Hanyuu: “Everybody get back!”
Kitez: “What do you mean?”
Hanyuu: “He had another health bar.”
Baki: “I would have suspected so.”
Yujiro: *barges out with demon sign on back* “It looks like your little game didn’t do anything but injure you all.”
Ruri: “Desperate times call for desperate measures…” *struggles to get something large to come out of his loose sleeve*
Eon: "A person?!" *helps pull him out* "Who is this?"
Ruri: "The only person I could imagine that could think of a BS enough reason for us to win and bring it into reality."
Yujiro: "Time to make good on my promise to you all."
Yugio: “I’m sorry but I’m afraid you’re WRONG Yujiro!”
Yujiro: *groans in pain*
Eon: "What? I don't get it."
Yugio: “Have you forgotten the poison dart Hayabusa struck you with. I’m afraid the second you came out of the portal you’ve fallen right into our trap!”
Hayabusapiro: “I thought so.” *glances to Baki* “He’s weak get him now!”
Baki: *charges grabs Yujiro’s back* “Just like old times aye dad?”
Hayabusapiro: “There’s no telling how long the poison will work on him.”
Baki: *grimacing with effort* “Probably not very long.”
Kitez: “It's bite time. Bite that man.”
Yuki: “But he is a talking.”
Kitez: “It doesn’t matter this time. Bite him.”
Yuki: *nervous* “Okay.” *bounds over and sinks fangs into thigh* *pumps venom into Yujiro*
Eon: “That ought to take out a bull.”
Yujiro: *demon face appears in back*
Baki: “Not this time dad.” *demon face appears on Baki’s back*
Eon: “Baki’s power level just jumped from thirty-nine to eighty.”
Vercon: “What about Yujiro’s?”
Eon: (becomes more disappointed as she reads each digit) “Three hundred and sixty one…”
Kitez: “That’s just fake…”
Baki: “It doesn’t matter I got him in this hold. Kill him; kill me if you have too.” [power level raises to eighty four]
Eon: *takes out dark arrow*
Yujiro: *shifts Baki to block the way*
Baki: “Do it.”
Shale: “Baki no!”
Baki: “Do it, when his body overcomes the venom we're all screwed.”
Eon: *fires two shots*
Baki and Yujiro: *hit the ground*
Baki: *struggles and gets up* [Yujiro remains on ground] “What I don’t get it?*
Eon: “I shot your back.” *looks at Yujiro* “I shot his head, and his heart.”
Yujiro: *twitches on the ground* (growls) “Baki…”
Baki: *in rage lifts up heal and slams it down splattering Yujiro’s face*
Kozue: “Baki…”
Baki: “Why did you aim your shot to avoid hurting me? It wasn’t worth the risk.”
Eon: “Yes it was. Even if I didn’t care about you at all Shale would still kill me. I have to look out for my life as well.”
Baki: *laughs and grabs Kozue* “I think it's time we got out of here.”
Axle: “Right away…” *bows* *opens up a portal*
Shale: “Baki, what about me?”
Baki: “Sorry Shale, I think this is goodbye.”
Baki and Kozue: *step through the portal*
Shale: *stomps and shakes fist* “Rats… Curse you Kozue. I swear if it’s the last thing I do some day I will have Baki.”

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Chapter 8: Chaos
Scene 3: Madness


Axle: “Forgive me for cutting in but I’m going to need you now.”
Shale: “Is lifted off the ground and is suspended.”
Hanyuu: “You’ve done it.”
Eon: “You bastard and traitor!”
Axle: “I have to hand it to you Ruri, I truly believed you’d had me beat. But I always kept alert for the moment your plan would expose a flaw and just when I thought it was over fate had come to spare me.”
Eon: *fires dark arrow*
Axle: *deflects it with the staff* “As for flaws the first was…”
Negina and Hayabusa: *nod and simultaneously attack*
Axle: *guards from all angles* “Look at me... thinking to explain something...” *laughs* “I have no reason to tell them anything. Forgive me for abandoning you Ichuzz. That tactic I did to absorb damage was foolish, we could have done much better if I decided to fight normally but I needed to leave while I had the chance to get the books and staff back unguarded and I didn’t want anyone to suspect that was my reason.”
Hanyuu: “I almost died.”
Axle: “But it paid off, because of my faith in you, now everything is once again in our control as it should be.”
Karin: “Are we really just going to sit around here and listen to this?” *throws a fireball* [It dissipates on the shield]
Axle: “Not very intelligent.” *looks at Shale* “And as I was saying my dear Ichuzz, it seems we have everything we need.” [power from the books starts feeding into the sphere, it expands] [a pulse flies through the air and everyone momentarily turns to a Touhou character]
Shale: *looks to Hanyuu* “Please you got to stop him I have no idea what he’s doing but it’s wrong.” *desperate face* “Please.”

A storm starts to form.
Eon: “Look at all the power even the sky is changing.”
Aeyine: “Perhaps this is the end of the world as we’ve know it.”
Snow Dragon: “That’s not him. It’s me.” *brings the ice staff down to face the earth*
A huge dragon made of ice: *breaks the surface of the clouds and comes crashing down*
Hayabusapiro: “That thing could swallow the Crimson Beak’s owl in one bite…”
A huge blizzard follows the dragon.
Axle: “You want to see power, I’ll show you why you should all give up trying to save one stupid little elf.” *dark energies and the creation energies of light swirl through the staff and overpower it.* “HAAA!” [the whole dragon and blizzard are blown away] “Even the mighty ancients are no match for the raw powers that formed this universe.”
Eon: “You are powerful and perhaps there is nothing we can do, so in all fairness let us hear at least before you do it: what you are planning.”
Axle: “The Touhou world was once just a little comic universe. I tagged along when you went there long ago. I was a mere Crimson Mage cloaked. But when I heard Ichuzz speak of such a world in which there would be no crimson beak it’s been my goal to bring that world here.”
Vercon: "This Crimson Beak is dead, your reality has already been seen."
Hayabusapiro: “Bring this world here... What are you talking about?”
Axle: “This machine, when I had the book, I didn’t intend it to be a gateway to another world, its true purpose was in fact to change this world into that one.”
Karin: “You mean all the boys in the world will turn to girls?!?!?” *horrified* “No!!!!! We’ve got to stop him!”
Hanyuu: “What a slut…”
Shale: “That’s the gayest thing I’ve ever heard. What do you need me for? Go jump in your little fairy world by yourself. What am I to you, your adorable little child? Make your own while one of you is still a man.”
Axle: “If I change the world now I will become someone I don’t wish to be. In order to be Parcy a slightly elf-like character I need to transfere my mind into the body of an elf or half elf.” *smiles* “So you my little sacrifice are going to be the vessel for my transformation.”
Myth: “Wait. Hanyuu are you serious? Your dream is to live in another world with him as a little chibi-girl and at the expense of everyone else in the world? Grow up and find a real man.”
Axle: “You’re the only one who matter’s to me. Don’t you want to live your dream?”
Shale: *pleading face* “Don’t you have any feeling for me. I know we never really got along but we had to live with each other for several years. We have at least some bond don’t you feel anything?”
Hanyuu: “I…”
Axle: “Don’t tell me you’re actually going to listen to her. She’s the spawn of the two people you hate the most in this whole world.”
Hanyuu: “I know I hate them, I truly do, but tell me at least, if we go through with this: When your mind presses it's way into hers. What is to become of her?”
Axle: “What do you mean?”
Hanyuu: “What is to become of her conscious... her mind...? I don’t know her… soul?”
Axle: “It will be well... destroyed, crushed into oblivion.”
Hanyuu: *looks sadly at Shale*
Axle: *hold her still while I put the staff down to use the books*
Shale: “Will you not listen to him? Please stop him." *starts to get scared and cry* "Please don't let him take my life away."
Axle: *places the dream orb in between them*
Shale: (trembling) "Please… mom…”
Hanyuu: *looks at Axle then Shale* “It’s true I want the world to be changed, but I don’t want her to die.”
Axle: “Trust me once it’s all done; you’ll be glad you made the decision. If it's too much for you I’ll hold her still with the staff, I just thought you might want to share in our moment of victory.”
Hanyuu: *grabs Shale and holds her behind her back* “No! You’re crazy!”
Axle: “Fine I’ll just have to ensure our dream by myself.”
Myth: *tackles after the book* “No you won’t!”
Axle: *points the staff at Myth and blasts him away*
Karin: “Myth!” *runs to catch some of his fall*
Hanyuu: “Maybe they’re right… Maybe it is time we decided to do things normally. I mean we have each other perhaps we should have our own family and just leave these people to their own lives.” *shrugs hopefully*
Axle: “My dear Ichuzz what are you saying? I thought you hated this world? I thought you wanted nothing more than to make it your own reality where people could be…” [trails off]
Hanyuu: “I did… but…” *looks at Shale* “I’ve started to change my mind.”
Eon: *looks over hopefully*
Hanyuu: “Everything we need is right here.”
Axle: *shakes his head* “No! No! Not after all these years... all the research... all the work I did to prepare for this!” *switches a lever with the staff* [the machine starts humming louder and giving off more radiation] “It’s too late to stop now!” *grabs Shale* “I’ll do this myself.” *holds up the book of darkness* [black electrify storms through the dream orb and towards Shale]
Shale: *flinches and braces for impact hands out in front of her*
Hanyuu: *gasps* “Look out behind you!”
Axle: *is cleaved in half through the stomach* “Impossible…” *drops the book* *his torso falls to the ground*
Zathire: *panting angrily holds his sword, sets it down and catches Shale* *calms down almost immediately* “I’ve been waiting to do that.”
Eon: “It’s too late the machine…”
Axle: *smiles with blood dripping out the mouth* “That’s right my dream lives even if I die.”
Yugio: “WRONG! I believe you’re all forgetting someone who has a major part yet to play. Gaze upon the lever!”
Neko: *appears out of shadows next to lever* “Can’t let you do that Starfox.” *pulls lever down to off, hisses with laughter* “Always wanted to say that.”
Zathire: “If there’s any life left in that half of your body I hope you saw your plan fail before you died.”
Eon: “Neko?!?” *flabbergasted* “Where’d you come from?”
Neko: “What do you mean? I was there the whole time.”
Eon: “I guess I shouldn’t be surprised…”
Neko: *rolls eyes* “Wasn’t it obvious? Who do you think stole Hanyuu's and Axle’s communication letters and gave them to Zathire and Shale so they could find each other? What did you think it was: the magic of fate, and power of love? Jeez!”
Shale: (dry voice) “An explanation would have been nice so we at least knew it wasn’t a trap.”
Eon: “So you were the one that did that. I knew somehow it was too good to be true.”
Neko: “Yep I’ve been the one foiling his plans ever since he started, occasionally tampering with his notes to slow him down.”
Aeyine: "Wouldn't it have been better if he just led us there directly?"
Eon: "He's a bit to shy and lurkery if that's a word, to do something like that."
Zathire: “He was the one who lead me here and told me of the situation.”
Aeyine: *looks to Neko* “But he was berseking weren’t you scared he’d kill you?”
Zathire: “My anger was very directional. He wasn’t at risk.”
Eon: “And a stalker like him would know. By the way your power level just dropped from forty-five to twelve by the way.”
Zathire: “Power level?”
Snow Dragon: “It’s gone down some since it started.”
Shale: “Well he’s been angry for almost a month, he’s probably lost a lot of weight.”
Zathire: “You can say that again. I’m exhausted. I could really use a good meal and my elf.”
Eon: *uses Raven’s power to hold Hanyuu confined* “Well we’ve caught her now. What do you want to do?”
Elf: *struggles to get up* “I’ve been waiting for this…” *groans with exhaustion* “Even if I have to ring her neck with my own fingers.”
Shale: “Mom!” *outraged* “You can’t just kill her!”
Elf: (confused from exhaustion) “Why not?”
Shale: “Not after all she did to stand up for me.”
Eon: *looks to Zathire* “It’s your choice I guess. As the man of the family she’s your daughter that got attacked.”
Zathire: *looks at Shale then lazily to Hanyuu* “Eh let her go.”
Eon: “But she… You’re just going to let her go?”
Hanyuu: *astonished* “Are you really going to have mercy on me?”
Zathire: *lifts up Shale and sets her on his right shoulder* “I got Shale and everything’s pretty much back to normal right?”
Eon: “I guess…”
Zathire: “Good enough for me.”
Elf: *crawling towards Hanyuu with arms extended towards neck*
Zathire: *scoops Mellen up over his left*
Elf: “No! No! I’ll kill her!”
Shale: “Hear that Blood? You’re part of the family again!”
Hanyuu: *looks nervously at the psychotic elf* “Hurray?”

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Chapter 8: Chaos
Scene 4: Family


Eon: “This is a rather happy ending. I was expecting huge casualties, but it looks like everyone is pretty much fine.”
Myth: “Not everyone…” *looks down on torn up Edgeworth* “Back when you all hated me; he was one of my only friends.”
Ruri: “I believe it would be in Snow Dragon’s best interest to bring the dragon back and crush this machine.”
Snow Dragon: “That is fine by me. I will also in doing so, burry Edgeworth, if that is okay with you Myth. It will be my way of ceremony. For I guess I now have no reason to hide the fact I had feelings for him.” *machine is shattered and Edgeworth buried in snow*
Karin: “I don’t suppose you can destroy those books?”
Aeyine: “I agree they are too powerful and too dangerous.”
Vercon: “Perhaps you could throw the book of darkness into Ganondorf?” *suggestive shrug*
Eon: “Unfortunately, destroying these books would have disastrous consequences.” *hands them to Ruri* “Happy birthday, these should probably be the most ridiculous things you’ve collected yet.”
Ruri: *takes books and puts them in his pocket* “Yes perhaps at least close.”
Eon: "I trust you can keep them a secret?"
Ruri: "If I must."
Eon: *walks over to Shale to congratulate her on surviving*
Shale: “Calm down, calm down it's okay mom.”
Elf: *crying* “But I have to kill her… I need too…”
Shale: “No mom she’s our friend now.” *struggles turns to Negina* “Help me hold her down she’s going crazy again.”
Hanyuu: *kneels down before Elf*
Elf: *stops struggling to stare with hate*
Hanyuu: “I’m sorry for what I did. I know as a mother it was probably the worst thing I could have done to you and I think I understand that now. So if it’s in your best interest, please find it in your heart to forgive me.”
Elf: *a momentary pause in which some people have hope* “In my best interest?” *eyes narrow* “Listen up you filthy human swine. I’ve hated you since the day I met you. I will never forgive you. I may tolerate your life on their behalf for the while, but don't get the wrong impression. Whether it be months or years, if it’s the last thing I do, I will kill you.”
Shale: “Wow…" *scratches head* "That’s not exactly how I pictured this forgiveness thing working out.”
Hanyuu: “I think I’ll be leaving now.”
Zathire: “Eh she’s just cranky because of all her stress and being exhausted. I think we all need a big feast.”
Neko: “I’m not catching any fish this time.”
Zathire: “Don’t worry I think we all owe you a pile of fish after what you did, especially me.”
Ruri: *uses the staff to open up several portals to markets* “I hope some of you have money because I don’t.”
Snow Dragon: “Did I tell any of you I'm a queen? I think I can handle this one.”

IN ONLY A FEW MOMENTS

A huge feast: *is terrifyingly devoured*
Zathire: “About that stress. That look you gave Yujiro made me pretty jealous. I’m gonna pound the shit out of you tonight.”
Eon: *raises eyebrow* “Well that was very romantic…”
Elf: “Oh you will?” *dreamy stare*
Hanyuu: “I think I’m going to be sick.”
Karin: *smiles* “Speaking of that…” eyes Myth* “Who wants to get laid tonight?”
Myth: *smiles* “I guess if you need a volunteer...”
Eon: “Well on to another subject then…”
Neko: “These fish, they are rather good.”
Vercon: *looks to Myth* “I don’t understand this Neko, where’d he come from?”
Eon: “Speaking of random people and not knowing their whereabouts… Where’s Katako?”
Snow Dragon: “Oh dear…”
Eon: “We left him back there years ago.”
Hanyuu: *looks to Eon* “There is something I would like to do during this celebration. Way back when Ruri and I ruled side by side with The Crimson Beak, and he had his eyes gouged out, I’ve thought they should be healed.”
Ruri: “Oh no, I couldn’t it would change things to much it wouldn’t be right. My other senses would dull.”
Eon: “Do I have to hold you down?”
Ruri: “This truly isn’t necessary.”
Eon: *pins Ruri*
Hanyuu: *heals his eyes*
Ruri: *gets up* “Oh my…” *coughs* “Eon, would you like to hear a secret?”
Eon: “Coming from you? I’d have to be insane to say no. What is it?”
Ruri: *lifts up a bit of his hood* “Perhaps being able to see isn’t such a bad thing after all. I believe I’m finding you rather attractive.”
Eon: “Do you want to know a secret?”
Ruri: “Indeed.”
Eon: “That doesn’t bother me at all.”
Ruri: “I see.”
Kitez: “Uh oh, but if Ruri is my mommy and Eon is… Oh I don’t get it…”
Zathire: “No one gets you blockhead.”


Narrator: “Well time went by, Zathire did indeed pound the **** out of his Buttermuffin if that somehow makes you feel any better to know that. Myth and Karin underwent similar procedures that night. The next morning, unlike the defeat of The Crimson Beak the group had learned to stay together, at least within reasonable proximity most staying at Ganondorf’s cottage, Eon feeding a little dark magic into the statue everyday to accelerate his return. For a while Ruri used the staff and allowed Shale into the other dimension to hunt for Baki, but to no avail. Not more than a year later Myth and Karin became parents. Hayabusa and Negina eventually were next in line; however upon finding Negina pregnant Hayabusapiro immediately became furious and left her never to be seen again. Kitez and the Yuki almost looked like they might go from arch enemies to lovers when Snow Dragon stepped in and took Kitez away from her. However during a dream mix up caused by one of Ruri’s items the dream orb, the Elf gaining a deeper appreciation for her other non-human acquaintance had promised to bring water and life to the yuki’s sand dune wasteland. The crew set off and brought a team of elves, one of which not knowing much of yuki saliva thought nothing of giving her a little kiss to be elegant. However Telrem, the elf, accidentally got poisoned and paralyzed, which wouldn’t have been that big a deal if the yuki, still not understanding why the elf kissed her and then went to the ground hadn’t taken advantage of the situation. That one mistake led to the yuki having a little girl. Telrem, not quite sure what to make of the situation decided to at least somewhat watch over the child as his responsibility. A few years later Eon had twins, the father is a secret. The Elf had a second child, which actually turned out to be twins and even Hanyuu had one, which no father could be attributed to. It seemed like everyone would live somewhat happily for the next dozen years when in cold blood like no time has passed at all, as if carrying an immortal grudge Mellen who had even come to friendly terms with Hanyuu, hunted her down and strangled her using only her hands and no magic as if it was personal. The elf then left her corps in a patch of moonlight on a cold night to rot. It wasn’t until a little over a week later that they got Mellen to confess which greatly upset everyone especially Shale who now saw it fit to raise the orphan. However no one was quite ready to declare war. Perhaps out of a combination of fear and not knowing how to deal with it, or to avoid having to split everyone up, the others somehow let the event slide and tried their best to forget about it. Not many years later Shujime, their yuki died of old age at forty six. Hmm how boring, every human is old. I hope that took away from the happiness you might have otherwise felt at the ending.”