Gamerctm here! The author of Samurai Pizza Cats: The Military Saga, Whose
Line is it Anyway? Anime Craze, and Kirby's New Dreamland Adventures. I've
been reading a lot of Dark Clouds fics at and I've been thinking,
"Why not make a whole new story that happens after Dark Cloud 2?" So after
weeks of idea developing and planning, I bring to you...
Dark Cloud 2:
The Talismans of Time
If you thought that Max's and Monica's adventure would end with the defeat of Griffon, think again! Their new quest will plunge them deep into... action, adventure, danger, tragedy, romance, and humor! (It wouldn't be a Gamerctm fic without humor.) Anyway... I don't own Dark Cloud 2! SquareEnix and Level 5 own it. I don't own any Dark Cloud character, but I do own all the OCs in this fic and are automatically copyrighted to me. Any OC in this fic that you want to use in your own fic, please email me at and ask me first. I will more and likely say yes. Don't forget to review this fic. You can even AIM me if you want. Just look for Gamerctm. Hope you enjoy this fic!
A lone wind blew though the battlefield of Dark Element. Standing and looking into each other's eyes were Max and Monica, who both knew this day would come...
"I guess..." Max started to say with a quiet tone in his voice. "This is goodbye..."
"Yeah..." Monica sadly said. "I wish I could stay. But..."
"I understand. You need to be there for your kingdom. Your father is gone, so... it's up to you to take care of it."
Monica just nodded her head.
"But..." Max looked over at the portal that Monica stood in front of. It would take her home. "Well we ever see each other again?"
"Who knows..." The wind blew though Monica's fiery red hair. "I hope we do... But hey!" She slightly smiled. "You'll remember me. Right?"
"Of course I will!" Max also smiled. "I'll never forget you!"
"I'll never forget you, too." She slowly walked up to him and hugged him tenderly. "I'll miss you..." She also sounded like she was trying to fight back tears.
Max's face was a little red, but he returned the hug. "I'll miss you..." They slowly broke away and looked into each other's eyes. There was a moment of silent between them, until Monica walked back towards the portal.
"Goodbye, Max." She said.
"Goodbye, Monica." He said.
She stepped inside the time portal. It, along with her slowly disappeared. Max stood there and watched as she slowly vanished.
"I love you, Monica." He said shortly after the portal closed. He wished that he had told her before. And he feared he would never have the chance again.
Monica stood in front of her castle. It was in ruins, but she knew hat it could be fixed. Small tears escaped her eyes, however. "Max... I want to stay with you... forever..." With their adventure now over, they were parted away. Not just in miles, but years. They were a century away from each other.
Chapter 1:
Bitter Parting...
But We Meet Again!
5 months later....
Inside a dusty old town in Monica's time, a little kid is being kicked around by a group of large winged red devil ogres. They kick the small boy to the ground.
"Please..." The little boy cried. "Leave me alone..."
"Shut up!" A blue one, obviously the leader, shouted at him. "Griffon may be dead, but this is still my turf! I'll knock ya flat on your ass when I want to!"
"Wanna bet?" A voice rang from nowhere. The ogres looked around and saw at the town exit a human teen. He seemed 16, had tan short hair and blue eyes. He was wearing a green sleeveless shirt and long blue pants. He was also wearing a long blue open coat that just hovered over the ground. He had in his hands a bottle of grape juice. He took a long sip of it. "Ack!" He spit it out. "That crap terrible!!!" He threw the bottle at the blue ogre.
The ogre batted it away with his backhand. "Who the hell are you?"
"Sorry ya had to be boss of this turf." The mysterious boy replied. "The juice here tastes like piss!" He sees a barrel of juice next to him. "Guess the only way to drink this crap is in bulk." He picks up the barrel and punches the top open. He starts to drink it down.
"Guys!" The ogre ordered his men. "Waste this scum!"
As commanded, they all run towards the teen with their claws drawn. He finishes drinking the barrel and dodges all the swipes and punches of the monsters. He counters all of them with punches and kicks that knock them down.
"C'mon guys! Try to make this fun!" He knocks down all the monsters and leaps into the air. "Helluva party!!!" He gathers up yellow energy in his hand and forms a ball. He throws it down to the monster and it blows up, killing them all.
"How...did...he...." The ogre leader's face was covered in sweat. "I didn't think anyone less powerful than Griffon could kill off that many at once."
The teen's eyes narrowed when he heard the name "Griffon." He landed on the ground and ran towards the ogre and grabbed him by the neck. "What was that?"
The ogre struggled to breathe. "I...didn't..."
"Do you know something about Griffon? DO YA?"
"No... I swear..."
"I'd appreciate it greatly if ya didn't lie to me in front of my face. That way I won't have to do this." The teen tightened his grip.
"Ack! Let...go... I know... nothing..."
"Where is Griffon?"
"He's...he's..."
"Well?"
"He's...dead... he was... killed by the ones... chosen by... the... Atlamillias..."
"Is this true?"
"Y...yes... That's why I...got this turf... after he died... we all split...up what he controlled..."
The teen just looked at the ogre. "You lie." The ogre managed to break free and ran as quickly away as he can. The teen's entire right arm glowed yellow. Suddenly, 3 yellow energy blades surrounded his arm. "BLADES OF LIGHT!!!" He moved his arm towards the ogre and the blades flew off.
The ogre ran for a little bit farther than stopped. He saw the blades run right past him and disappear. Cuts appeared on his left leg, stomach and neck. He fell apart into 3 separate pieces. The blades cut him perfectly and killed him.
"Oh well!" The teen shrugged his shoulders. "Got what I could get." He turned towards the exit and walk to it. The little boy the ogres were messing with only watched as he left the town and walked towards the setting sun. "Next stop. Palm Brinks."
About 1000 miles away from this, was Castle Raybrandt. Princess Monica was at the dining room, sitting alone. She was in her princess clothes and looked sad. A servant came in and brought her a plate with food on it.
"Here's your dinner, Princess." The servant said with a smile on his face.
"Thank you." Monica replied with a dispirited tone.
The servant turned towards the door, but turned to see Monica before he left. Monica sighed sadly and just moved the food on her plate around with her fork and didn't eat. The servant smile turned to a worried frown and he walked out.
"She's getting worst." He said to one of the maid who was standing outside the door.
"She hasn't smiled in months." The maid worriedly replied. She was also frowning in worry. "She hasn't eaten in weeks, and she hardly ever speaks."
"PRINCESS MONICA!!!" Another servant rushed down the hall towards the dining room. "PRINCESS MONICA!!!" He stopped in front of the other servants.
"The princess is having dinner." The male servant scolded. "She cannot be disturbed."
"But...it's...a...emergency..." The out of breath servant panted out. "The princess has an important guest."
"This guest will have to wait until she finishes her meal."
"But it's Madame Crest!"
The servant's eyes widen. "The Great Sage Crest?"
"Yes. She's here to talk to the princess."
"Well, we mustn't keep her waiting!" He looks at the maid. "Tell the princess that Crest is here!" She runs into the dinner room. He then looks at the other servant. "What are you waiting for? Go get her!" The both servants run down the hall.
Monica was still just looking at her plate. She then looked up and looked at the maid.
"Princess Monica. You have a guest tonight. Shall I send her in?"
"Yes." Monica said spiritlessly.
The maid stepped out the room and The Great Sage Crest entered.
"Hello, Monica." She said will bowing her head.
"Lin?" Monica said in a puzzled tone. "Why are you here?"
Crest lowered her head narrowed her eyes. "Do you remember Griffon's energy force?"
"Y-yes... It was a dark energy. But we destroyed it. Me and Max..." she looked sad again.
"Well..." Crest started to say before Monica slowly rose out of her seat with concern and fear on her face.
(NOTE: For this scene, Crest and Monica are still speaking, but as voiceovers. (...) means a voice over.)
("Crest? What is it?")
The tan haired teen ran through a dead forest while a group of skeletons chased after him.
"Get him!" The skeletons shouted as they got closer to him.
("I have sense a great power in the world. A power no less stronger than Griffon's.")
The teen stopped and turned around. He faces the charging monsters. He smiled cockily and yellow energy blades surrounded his arm. "BLADES OF LIGHT!!!" He jumped into the air and threw the blades.
("What?! That's impossible! We destroyed that dark energy completely! There wasn't any left!")
Three yellow blades flew towards the skeletons and reduced all of them to a pile of lifeless bones.
"Ha! You little bone wimps can't beat me!" Just then, the bones started to shake and rumble. They float into the air and they all merged together. The bones turned into a huge skeleton dragon that blew fire towards the teen. "This'll be fun."
("That's what we though. But everyday, the energy gets stronger and stronger. I've felt it for a least 2 weeks, but didn't think it could possible be that energy.")
Just as the flames were about to hit the teen, he jumped back in the air and dodged it. He clenched his fist. "Like I said, this'll be fun!" His fist started to glow black. He opened his hand and formed a small ball of energy at his palm. It steadily grew larger.
("Are you sure it's...")
"ENERGY BLAST!!!" As soon as he shouted this, the ball suddenly becomes as big as he is. He fires it at the dragon. When it makes contact, the energy explodes in a large blast and covers the monster. When the dust settled, the only thing left of the dragon was a simple pile of ashes.
("Yes. It has to be. No one can be that strong and grow more powerful so fast.")
A loud roar in the trees snapped the teen into attention, he looked towards the north and saw a large, sword wielding golem emerge. He roared even louder when he saw the teen.
"No need to shout." The teen replied. "You want me? Come get me."
The golem ran full speed towards the boy and slashed his sword at him.
("So... what is the energy doing now?")
The teen did a back flip to dodge the blow. When he stood up right, a small diagonal cut was on his left cheek. The blood flowed out and trickled to the ground. The teen just smiled at this.
"Guess I can't be as relaxed as I was with the other, huh?" The teen quickly ran towards the monster. "Dodge this!"
Before the golem could slash his sword, the teen jumped to the monster's head and started to punch its face at an amazing speed. Punch after punch, jab after jab, hook after hook, the monster's head was turning left and right, being uppercut up and punched back. The teen then did a spinning front kick and struck the monster in the right cheek. This cause it to turn it's a head a full 180'o degree until its head was backwards. The teen then did one final smashing punch that completely destroyed the monster's head. The rubble fell to the ground, as did the now headless golem. It hit the ground so hard, the earth shook and quaked. Without a doubt, it was dead.
("From what I sense, it is heading towards...")
"Only 300 miles to Palm Brinks." The teen looked towards the south. The cut on his face slowly vanished. It was as if the cut never occurred. He walked further down the woods and towards his final destination.
"Palm Brinks?!" Monica was shocked at the news. "He's heading to Max's home city?"
"Actually," Crest looked towards the map on the wall. "He's headed for "the present" Palm Brinks." She pointed to the city on the map. "As in, our time."
"He must be trying to go back in time to..." Monica gasped. "We must stop him!"
"Yes. He might try to erase Max from history. And you do that is he is erased..."
"The final battle between us and Griffon will never occurred. And... he'll take over..." she snapped her head up. "What can we do to stop it?"
"The only thing that can be done... you do remember how to use this?" Crest held up an object in her hands. Monica looked at it and her eyes widen. Crest smiled. "It's time to go back..."
While all this was happening, 100 years in the past, or Max's Time, 4 kids were surrounding the window of Cedric's shop. They were watching Max working on a new invention. But he looked tired and bored. It was clear he hasn't slept in a while. There wasn't even a smile or frown on his face. He looked lifeless.
"Wonder what's wrong?" One of the kids spoke. It was Corinne.
"Maybe he's sick?" Another kid, Fabio, said.
"Or maybe he's tired of making things?"
"Or maybe a girl dumped him?"
"I think option 3 best describes it." Donny, who was also watching from the window, told the others.
"Donny!" Claire scolded him. "That's not true! Monica had to leave. They couldn't prevent it. Besides, she said she might come back."
"Yeah. All we gotta do is wait for another maniacal bad guy, or hope Max lives another century."
The kids then saw Mayor Need walking up the stairs of the shop and go inside.
"Huh?" Claire murmured. "Wonder what my father needs?"
"And that's the whole story..." Mayor Need finished explaining to Cedric and Max. "Without that Zelmite, we can't complete reconstructing the Blackstone Railroad."
"Hmm..." Cedric scratched his chin. "After years of excavation, the Zelmite Mine might be completely out of that stuff."
"Well, we didn't go all the way down the mine. We stopped digging when monsters started to inhabit the cave. That's why we sealed it."
"So..." Max had broken his long silence. "You need someone to go in there and look for it, right?"
"Well..."
"Say no more." Max raised his head and had a confident smile. "I'll go and get all the Zelmite you need."
"Are you sure, Max?" Cedric warned him. "These monsters might be..."
"Tougher than what I used to face? Not likely. If you really need it, I'll get the job done."
Cedric nodded his head. "I'll equip Steve with a powerful drill that can break through any rock. That'll make getting the Zelmite easier."
"That'll be good."
"The whole town thanks you, Max." Need told him. "But why are you so eager to go in?"
"5 months is a long time." Max started to say. "Be nice to have another adventure."
After only 2 days, Steve was ready with a super powerful drill and Max had with him a hammer and Uzi machine gun to take with him into the dark cave. He traveled to the spot where the excavation had stopped and saw a deep, dark hole. Even his lantern hat could illuminate the darkness within. He stood over it, alone.
"Looks deep." He thought. He then pounded a metal spike into the rock ground and tied a rope around it and his waist. He gently lowered himself down into the abyss. He keeps jumping off the side and landed there to slow his descend. He got a little nervous when he saw small pebbles rolling down the wall. "Hope it's close..." He keep going down the seemingly endless hole and started to sweat. He knew not whether his rope would break or the spike pull out. Thankfully he reached the bottom and untied the rope from around him. He looked around, using his lantern to light the corners and chambers around him. "Strange." He whispered. "Normally, the monsters would..." On cue, a group of clowns and froggies surrounded him. "Leap out at me!"
"It's you!" One of the clowns spoke. "You're the one who killed Master Flotsam!"
"You must be the remains of his army."
"You'll pay for his death!" The clown then threw his knife at Max. On instinct, he used his index and middle finger to catch the blade. The clown was in shock.
"Endless hoards of monsters and freaks trying to kill me." Max dropped the knife and smiled. "Kinda missed it."
The clowns all jumped towards Max at the same time. That was a mistake... Max readied his gun and shot all the clowns that circled him. With a steam of bullets and a quick turn, all the clowns were defeated. One of the froggies took a great hop towards him. He used his hammer to flatten and kill it. Another shot acid at him. He jumped over it and fired his gun at the frog, killing it instantly. The last 2 frogs rushed towards him at the same time. He charged up his hammer and spin stuck them and killed them.
"Piece of cake."
He looked around and saw a dark cave. Although we wasn't sure where the ore he was after was, he ran into the darkness. Thankfully, his lantern kept his way lit. Just as he took a few steps inside, a large Spider Lady falls from the ceiling in front of him. Behind him, a masked tribesmen lands on the ground.
"What?" Max was shocked. Lady Spiders usually roams the Rainbow Butterfly Woods and Masked Tribesmen, the Balance Valley.
Max readied his hammer and jumped towards the Spider Lady. He smashed its abdomen and killed it. He then ran towards the Tribesmen and tried to smash its face. But thanks to its gold mask, it was unharmed. The tribesmen bit at Max and caused him to fall back. He lifted his gun and shot into the mouth. The tribesmen cried in pain and dropped the mask. Max took the opportunity to attack and hit it with the hammer. This finished off the monster. He ran down another chamber of the cave and towards a large glowing wall. He smiled at the sight. It was a wall of pure Zelmite ore.
"At last!" He pulled out of his pocket a small wooden box. He set it on the ground and watched as it opened up. A bright white light shined out. The whole room lit up as the box and light disappeared and in their place, was the Ridepod Steve. (That's how I think the Ridepod is summoned.) "Now to get that ore!"
He hops into the machine and started the drill. It whirled loudly as it started. He maneuvered the machine closer to the ore. The drill dug into the wall and caused the wall to shake. Pieces of ore started falling to the ground. After a few minutes of drilling, Max jumped out of the Ridepod and gathered the pieces of ore into a brown sack. He collected as much as he could in the large bag. "That should be enough." He thought. Just as he got ready to put the Ridepod away, a loud roar echoed though the cave, causes it to shake. He looked to the south where the entrance of the chamber was and quickly grabbed the bag, threw it into the Ridepod, and jumped in. Immediately, the entrance was reduced to rubble as a Giant Dragon (that walks on 2 legs) bursts in. Behind it was a Stone Golem and a Stone Soldier. All 3 looked at Max and charged forward.
Max started the drill and dug into the Stone Golem's stomach. In a matter of seconds, it collapsed to a mess of pebbles. The Dragon flew towards the Ridepod and tore off its drill arm. Max jumped out and struck the dragon with his hammer. The dragon shook off the pain and hit Max in the chest, sending him flying into a wall. The stone soldier armed its stone sword and tried to slice Max. Thanks to his quick speed and back flips, he was unscratched. He tried to shoot the monster with his gun, but the bullets simply bounced off its stone body. The soldier swings at Max again and hits him in the shoulder. Max yells in pain. He then blocks the next swing with his weapon and manages to back away from it. The dragon comes up from behind him and uses its flame breath. Max quickly dodges the fire, grabs the bag of Zelmite, and runs out the chamber. The Stone Soldier suffers the flames and gets killed. Max stops running when an army of Evil Bats surrounds him. He shoots down some of them with his gun but more come and start to attack him. They knock him down rapidly hit him. He gets back up and runs down another corridor. He turns around and shoots down some more bats. After a while the bullets stop. He has run out of ammo. He continues to run down the cave with the bag over his shoulder and hammer in hand. More monsters block his way and continue to fight back. But when a sharp clawed Giant Rat claws him in the face, he falls to the ground again and loses his hammer.
"Damn!" He curses as a skeleton soldier stands over him with its sword drawn. It holds it over Max chest and raises it, ready to stab. "Looks like... this is it..." Max thinks to himself. The skeleton drives its sword down but stops just an inch before it goes into Max's chest. Max looks up and sees the skeleton has been slashed in the ribcage. It falls to pieces and vanishes. "What?"
Max then sees flashes of light and hears slashing sounds. He's sees the giant rat has been stabbed and killed, the Spider Ladies' legs cut off, the dragon has bee slashed, and the stone warrior set on fire. After a while, all the monsters have been killed. Max looks up and sees a red head warrior standing over him with a hand extended towards him. "Tough day, Max?" The person says. Max instantly remembers the voice.
"M...Monica!" Max shouted out in surprise. He looked at her. She was still the same as they mat. She had the same ruby red eyes, and fiery red hair. She wore the pumpkin shorts wardrobe and had in her hands her father's sword.
"Looks like you can use some help." She said with a warm smile on her face.
Max reached for her hand. She helped him on his feet and they stared into each other's eyes. They heard the roars of more monsters heading towards them. They let go of each other's hands and looked towards the entrance of the cave.
"We have to go." She told Max.
"What? Where?" Max question.
She grabbed his hand again. "To my time." She pulled out of her pocket a small, gold hourglass.
Max eyes widen in shock. "That's... the... Starglass!" In just moments, a blinding flash lit up the cave. When it dimmed, Max and Monica were both gone. The monsters entered the cave and were puzzled.
"Where did they go?" Said one of the creatures.
Meanwhile, at Monica's time, the mysterious youth was standing atop a cliff and had Future Palm Brinks in his sights.
"So this is the place." He saw the ruined state it was in. "Whadda hell hole! Still... it will all be worth it soon." A cocky smile crossed his face as he walked down the cliff and towards his destination...
/Could this teen really be Griffon's Dark Energy reincarnated? What business does he have with the shambled Palm Brinks, and can Max and Monica stop him before him in time?/
START TEASER:
Max: {voice over} Hey everyone! Max here! Monica and I make it to her time and the first thing we do? Watch a tournament. Turns out Future Palm Brinks is holding a tournament to find the strongest fighter in the land. But the reason we're here is because a dark energy looms in the ring. The main suspect... this 16-year-old fighter with unbelievable power. But with tough competition in these fights, even he'll have a hard time climbing to the top. I just hope that Monica and I can defeat this guy. Next Chapter....
The Tournament
Of Power!
Max: See ya soon!!!
END TEASER
Whatcha think of the first chapter? Plz review and tell me!
Dark Cloud 2:
The Talismans of Time
If you thought that Max's and Monica's adventure would end with the defeat of Griffon, think again! Their new quest will plunge them deep into... action, adventure, danger, tragedy, romance, and humor! (It wouldn't be a Gamerctm fic without humor.) Anyway... I don't own Dark Cloud 2! SquareEnix and Level 5 own it. I don't own any Dark Cloud character, but I do own all the OCs in this fic and are automatically copyrighted to me. Any OC in this fic that you want to use in your own fic, please email me at and ask me first. I will more and likely say yes. Don't forget to review this fic. You can even AIM me if you want. Just look for Gamerctm. Hope you enjoy this fic!
A lone wind blew though the battlefield of Dark Element. Standing and looking into each other's eyes were Max and Monica, who both knew this day would come...
"I guess..." Max started to say with a quiet tone in his voice. "This is goodbye..."
"Yeah..." Monica sadly said. "I wish I could stay. But..."
"I understand. You need to be there for your kingdom. Your father is gone, so... it's up to you to take care of it."
Monica just nodded her head.
"But..." Max looked over at the portal that Monica stood in front of. It would take her home. "Well we ever see each other again?"
"Who knows..." The wind blew though Monica's fiery red hair. "I hope we do... But hey!" She slightly smiled. "You'll remember me. Right?"
"Of course I will!" Max also smiled. "I'll never forget you!"
"I'll never forget you, too." She slowly walked up to him and hugged him tenderly. "I'll miss you..." She also sounded like she was trying to fight back tears.
Max's face was a little red, but he returned the hug. "I'll miss you..." They slowly broke away and looked into each other's eyes. There was a moment of silent between them, until Monica walked back towards the portal.
"Goodbye, Max." She said.
"Goodbye, Monica." He said.
She stepped inside the time portal. It, along with her slowly disappeared. Max stood there and watched as she slowly vanished.
"I love you, Monica." He said shortly after the portal closed. He wished that he had told her before. And he feared he would never have the chance again.
Monica stood in front of her castle. It was in ruins, but she knew hat it could be fixed. Small tears escaped her eyes, however. "Max... I want to stay with you... forever..." With their adventure now over, they were parted away. Not just in miles, but years. They were a century away from each other.
Chapter 1:
Bitter Parting...
But We Meet Again!
5 months later....
Inside a dusty old town in Monica's time, a little kid is being kicked around by a group of large winged red devil ogres. They kick the small boy to the ground.
"Please..." The little boy cried. "Leave me alone..."
"Shut up!" A blue one, obviously the leader, shouted at him. "Griffon may be dead, but this is still my turf! I'll knock ya flat on your ass when I want to!"
"Wanna bet?" A voice rang from nowhere. The ogres looked around and saw at the town exit a human teen. He seemed 16, had tan short hair and blue eyes. He was wearing a green sleeveless shirt and long blue pants. He was also wearing a long blue open coat that just hovered over the ground. He had in his hands a bottle of grape juice. He took a long sip of it. "Ack!" He spit it out. "That crap terrible!!!" He threw the bottle at the blue ogre.
The ogre batted it away with his backhand. "Who the hell are you?"
"Sorry ya had to be boss of this turf." The mysterious boy replied. "The juice here tastes like piss!" He sees a barrel of juice next to him. "Guess the only way to drink this crap is in bulk." He picks up the barrel and punches the top open. He starts to drink it down.
"Guys!" The ogre ordered his men. "Waste this scum!"
As commanded, they all run towards the teen with their claws drawn. He finishes drinking the barrel and dodges all the swipes and punches of the monsters. He counters all of them with punches and kicks that knock them down.
"C'mon guys! Try to make this fun!" He knocks down all the monsters and leaps into the air. "Helluva party!!!" He gathers up yellow energy in his hand and forms a ball. He throws it down to the monster and it blows up, killing them all.
"How...did...he...." The ogre leader's face was covered in sweat. "I didn't think anyone less powerful than Griffon could kill off that many at once."
The teen's eyes narrowed when he heard the name "Griffon." He landed on the ground and ran towards the ogre and grabbed him by the neck. "What was that?"
The ogre struggled to breathe. "I...didn't..."
"Do you know something about Griffon? DO YA?"
"No... I swear..."
"I'd appreciate it greatly if ya didn't lie to me in front of my face. That way I won't have to do this." The teen tightened his grip.
"Ack! Let...go... I know... nothing..."
"Where is Griffon?"
"He's...he's..."
"Well?"
"He's...dead... he was... killed by the ones... chosen by... the... Atlamillias..."
"Is this true?"
"Y...yes... That's why I...got this turf... after he died... we all split...up what he controlled..."
The teen just looked at the ogre. "You lie." The ogre managed to break free and ran as quickly away as he can. The teen's entire right arm glowed yellow. Suddenly, 3 yellow energy blades surrounded his arm. "BLADES OF LIGHT!!!" He moved his arm towards the ogre and the blades flew off.
The ogre ran for a little bit farther than stopped. He saw the blades run right past him and disappear. Cuts appeared on his left leg, stomach and neck. He fell apart into 3 separate pieces. The blades cut him perfectly and killed him.
"Oh well!" The teen shrugged his shoulders. "Got what I could get." He turned towards the exit and walk to it. The little boy the ogres were messing with only watched as he left the town and walked towards the setting sun. "Next stop. Palm Brinks."
About 1000 miles away from this, was Castle Raybrandt. Princess Monica was at the dining room, sitting alone. She was in her princess clothes and looked sad. A servant came in and brought her a plate with food on it.
"Here's your dinner, Princess." The servant said with a smile on his face.
"Thank you." Monica replied with a dispirited tone.
The servant turned towards the door, but turned to see Monica before he left. Monica sighed sadly and just moved the food on her plate around with her fork and didn't eat. The servant smile turned to a worried frown and he walked out.
"She's getting worst." He said to one of the maid who was standing outside the door.
"She hasn't smiled in months." The maid worriedly replied. She was also frowning in worry. "She hasn't eaten in weeks, and she hardly ever speaks."
"PRINCESS MONICA!!!" Another servant rushed down the hall towards the dining room. "PRINCESS MONICA!!!" He stopped in front of the other servants.
"The princess is having dinner." The male servant scolded. "She cannot be disturbed."
"But...it's...a...emergency..." The out of breath servant panted out. "The princess has an important guest."
"This guest will have to wait until she finishes her meal."
"But it's Madame Crest!"
The servant's eyes widen. "The Great Sage Crest?"
"Yes. She's here to talk to the princess."
"Well, we mustn't keep her waiting!" He looks at the maid. "Tell the princess that Crest is here!" She runs into the dinner room. He then looks at the other servant. "What are you waiting for? Go get her!" The both servants run down the hall.
Monica was still just looking at her plate. She then looked up and looked at the maid.
"Princess Monica. You have a guest tonight. Shall I send her in?"
"Yes." Monica said spiritlessly.
The maid stepped out the room and The Great Sage Crest entered.
"Hello, Monica." She said will bowing her head.
"Lin?" Monica said in a puzzled tone. "Why are you here?"
Crest lowered her head narrowed her eyes. "Do you remember Griffon's energy force?"
"Y-yes... It was a dark energy. But we destroyed it. Me and Max..." she looked sad again.
"Well..." Crest started to say before Monica slowly rose out of her seat with concern and fear on her face.
(NOTE: For this scene, Crest and Monica are still speaking, but as voiceovers. (...) means a voice over.)
("Crest? What is it?")
The tan haired teen ran through a dead forest while a group of skeletons chased after him.
"Get him!" The skeletons shouted as they got closer to him.
("I have sense a great power in the world. A power no less stronger than Griffon's.")
The teen stopped and turned around. He faces the charging monsters. He smiled cockily and yellow energy blades surrounded his arm. "BLADES OF LIGHT!!!" He jumped into the air and threw the blades.
("What?! That's impossible! We destroyed that dark energy completely! There wasn't any left!")
Three yellow blades flew towards the skeletons and reduced all of them to a pile of lifeless bones.
"Ha! You little bone wimps can't beat me!" Just then, the bones started to shake and rumble. They float into the air and they all merged together. The bones turned into a huge skeleton dragon that blew fire towards the teen. "This'll be fun."
("That's what we though. But everyday, the energy gets stronger and stronger. I've felt it for a least 2 weeks, but didn't think it could possible be that energy.")
Just as the flames were about to hit the teen, he jumped back in the air and dodged it. He clenched his fist. "Like I said, this'll be fun!" His fist started to glow black. He opened his hand and formed a small ball of energy at his palm. It steadily grew larger.
("Are you sure it's...")
"ENERGY BLAST!!!" As soon as he shouted this, the ball suddenly becomes as big as he is. He fires it at the dragon. When it makes contact, the energy explodes in a large blast and covers the monster. When the dust settled, the only thing left of the dragon was a simple pile of ashes.
("Yes. It has to be. No one can be that strong and grow more powerful so fast.")
A loud roar in the trees snapped the teen into attention, he looked towards the north and saw a large, sword wielding golem emerge. He roared even louder when he saw the teen.
"No need to shout." The teen replied. "You want me? Come get me."
The golem ran full speed towards the boy and slashed his sword at him.
("So... what is the energy doing now?")
The teen did a back flip to dodge the blow. When he stood up right, a small diagonal cut was on his left cheek. The blood flowed out and trickled to the ground. The teen just smiled at this.
"Guess I can't be as relaxed as I was with the other, huh?" The teen quickly ran towards the monster. "Dodge this!"
Before the golem could slash his sword, the teen jumped to the monster's head and started to punch its face at an amazing speed. Punch after punch, jab after jab, hook after hook, the monster's head was turning left and right, being uppercut up and punched back. The teen then did a spinning front kick and struck the monster in the right cheek. This cause it to turn it's a head a full 180'o degree until its head was backwards. The teen then did one final smashing punch that completely destroyed the monster's head. The rubble fell to the ground, as did the now headless golem. It hit the ground so hard, the earth shook and quaked. Without a doubt, it was dead.
("From what I sense, it is heading towards...")
"Only 300 miles to Palm Brinks." The teen looked towards the south. The cut on his face slowly vanished. It was as if the cut never occurred. He walked further down the woods and towards his final destination.
"Palm Brinks?!" Monica was shocked at the news. "He's heading to Max's home city?"
"Actually," Crest looked towards the map on the wall. "He's headed for "the present" Palm Brinks." She pointed to the city on the map. "As in, our time."
"He must be trying to go back in time to..." Monica gasped. "We must stop him!"
"Yes. He might try to erase Max from history. And you do that is he is erased..."
"The final battle between us and Griffon will never occurred. And... he'll take over..." she snapped her head up. "What can we do to stop it?"
"The only thing that can be done... you do remember how to use this?" Crest held up an object in her hands. Monica looked at it and her eyes widen. Crest smiled. "It's time to go back..."
While all this was happening, 100 years in the past, or Max's Time, 4 kids were surrounding the window of Cedric's shop. They were watching Max working on a new invention. But he looked tired and bored. It was clear he hasn't slept in a while. There wasn't even a smile or frown on his face. He looked lifeless.
"Wonder what's wrong?" One of the kids spoke. It was Corinne.
"Maybe he's sick?" Another kid, Fabio, said.
"Or maybe he's tired of making things?"
"Or maybe a girl dumped him?"
"I think option 3 best describes it." Donny, who was also watching from the window, told the others.
"Donny!" Claire scolded him. "That's not true! Monica had to leave. They couldn't prevent it. Besides, she said she might come back."
"Yeah. All we gotta do is wait for another maniacal bad guy, or hope Max lives another century."
The kids then saw Mayor Need walking up the stairs of the shop and go inside.
"Huh?" Claire murmured. "Wonder what my father needs?"
"And that's the whole story..." Mayor Need finished explaining to Cedric and Max. "Without that Zelmite, we can't complete reconstructing the Blackstone Railroad."
"Hmm..." Cedric scratched his chin. "After years of excavation, the Zelmite Mine might be completely out of that stuff."
"Well, we didn't go all the way down the mine. We stopped digging when monsters started to inhabit the cave. That's why we sealed it."
"So..." Max had broken his long silence. "You need someone to go in there and look for it, right?"
"Well..."
"Say no more." Max raised his head and had a confident smile. "I'll go and get all the Zelmite you need."
"Are you sure, Max?" Cedric warned him. "These monsters might be..."
"Tougher than what I used to face? Not likely. If you really need it, I'll get the job done."
Cedric nodded his head. "I'll equip Steve with a powerful drill that can break through any rock. That'll make getting the Zelmite easier."
"That'll be good."
"The whole town thanks you, Max." Need told him. "But why are you so eager to go in?"
"5 months is a long time." Max started to say. "Be nice to have another adventure."
After only 2 days, Steve was ready with a super powerful drill and Max had with him a hammer and Uzi machine gun to take with him into the dark cave. He traveled to the spot where the excavation had stopped and saw a deep, dark hole. Even his lantern hat could illuminate the darkness within. He stood over it, alone.
"Looks deep." He thought. He then pounded a metal spike into the rock ground and tied a rope around it and his waist. He gently lowered himself down into the abyss. He keeps jumping off the side and landed there to slow his descend. He got a little nervous when he saw small pebbles rolling down the wall. "Hope it's close..." He keep going down the seemingly endless hole and started to sweat. He knew not whether his rope would break or the spike pull out. Thankfully he reached the bottom and untied the rope from around him. He looked around, using his lantern to light the corners and chambers around him. "Strange." He whispered. "Normally, the monsters would..." On cue, a group of clowns and froggies surrounded him. "Leap out at me!"
"It's you!" One of the clowns spoke. "You're the one who killed Master Flotsam!"
"You must be the remains of his army."
"You'll pay for his death!" The clown then threw his knife at Max. On instinct, he used his index and middle finger to catch the blade. The clown was in shock.
"Endless hoards of monsters and freaks trying to kill me." Max dropped the knife and smiled. "Kinda missed it."
The clowns all jumped towards Max at the same time. That was a mistake... Max readied his gun and shot all the clowns that circled him. With a steam of bullets and a quick turn, all the clowns were defeated. One of the froggies took a great hop towards him. He used his hammer to flatten and kill it. Another shot acid at him. He jumped over it and fired his gun at the frog, killing it instantly. The last 2 frogs rushed towards him at the same time. He charged up his hammer and spin stuck them and killed them.
"Piece of cake."
He looked around and saw a dark cave. Although we wasn't sure where the ore he was after was, he ran into the darkness. Thankfully, his lantern kept his way lit. Just as he took a few steps inside, a large Spider Lady falls from the ceiling in front of him. Behind him, a masked tribesmen lands on the ground.
"What?" Max was shocked. Lady Spiders usually roams the Rainbow Butterfly Woods and Masked Tribesmen, the Balance Valley.
Max readied his hammer and jumped towards the Spider Lady. He smashed its abdomen and killed it. He then ran towards the Tribesmen and tried to smash its face. But thanks to its gold mask, it was unharmed. The tribesmen bit at Max and caused him to fall back. He lifted his gun and shot into the mouth. The tribesmen cried in pain and dropped the mask. Max took the opportunity to attack and hit it with the hammer. This finished off the monster. He ran down another chamber of the cave and towards a large glowing wall. He smiled at the sight. It was a wall of pure Zelmite ore.
"At last!" He pulled out of his pocket a small wooden box. He set it on the ground and watched as it opened up. A bright white light shined out. The whole room lit up as the box and light disappeared and in their place, was the Ridepod Steve. (That's how I think the Ridepod is summoned.) "Now to get that ore!"
He hops into the machine and started the drill. It whirled loudly as it started. He maneuvered the machine closer to the ore. The drill dug into the wall and caused the wall to shake. Pieces of ore started falling to the ground. After a few minutes of drilling, Max jumped out of the Ridepod and gathered the pieces of ore into a brown sack. He collected as much as he could in the large bag. "That should be enough." He thought. Just as he got ready to put the Ridepod away, a loud roar echoed though the cave, causes it to shake. He looked to the south where the entrance of the chamber was and quickly grabbed the bag, threw it into the Ridepod, and jumped in. Immediately, the entrance was reduced to rubble as a Giant Dragon (that walks on 2 legs) bursts in. Behind it was a Stone Golem and a Stone Soldier. All 3 looked at Max and charged forward.
Max started the drill and dug into the Stone Golem's stomach. In a matter of seconds, it collapsed to a mess of pebbles. The Dragon flew towards the Ridepod and tore off its drill arm. Max jumped out and struck the dragon with his hammer. The dragon shook off the pain and hit Max in the chest, sending him flying into a wall. The stone soldier armed its stone sword and tried to slice Max. Thanks to his quick speed and back flips, he was unscratched. He tried to shoot the monster with his gun, but the bullets simply bounced off its stone body. The soldier swings at Max again and hits him in the shoulder. Max yells in pain. He then blocks the next swing with his weapon and manages to back away from it. The dragon comes up from behind him and uses its flame breath. Max quickly dodges the fire, grabs the bag of Zelmite, and runs out the chamber. The Stone Soldier suffers the flames and gets killed. Max stops running when an army of Evil Bats surrounds him. He shoots down some of them with his gun but more come and start to attack him. They knock him down rapidly hit him. He gets back up and runs down another corridor. He turns around and shoots down some more bats. After a while the bullets stop. He has run out of ammo. He continues to run down the cave with the bag over his shoulder and hammer in hand. More monsters block his way and continue to fight back. But when a sharp clawed Giant Rat claws him in the face, he falls to the ground again and loses his hammer.
"Damn!" He curses as a skeleton soldier stands over him with its sword drawn. It holds it over Max chest and raises it, ready to stab. "Looks like... this is it..." Max thinks to himself. The skeleton drives its sword down but stops just an inch before it goes into Max's chest. Max looks up and sees the skeleton has been slashed in the ribcage. It falls to pieces and vanishes. "What?"
Max then sees flashes of light and hears slashing sounds. He's sees the giant rat has been stabbed and killed, the Spider Ladies' legs cut off, the dragon has bee slashed, and the stone warrior set on fire. After a while, all the monsters have been killed. Max looks up and sees a red head warrior standing over him with a hand extended towards him. "Tough day, Max?" The person says. Max instantly remembers the voice.
"M...Monica!" Max shouted out in surprise. He looked at her. She was still the same as they mat. She had the same ruby red eyes, and fiery red hair. She wore the pumpkin shorts wardrobe and had in her hands her father's sword.
"Looks like you can use some help." She said with a warm smile on her face.
Max reached for her hand. She helped him on his feet and they stared into each other's eyes. They heard the roars of more monsters heading towards them. They let go of each other's hands and looked towards the entrance of the cave.
"We have to go." She told Max.
"What? Where?" Max question.
She grabbed his hand again. "To my time." She pulled out of her pocket a small, gold hourglass.
Max eyes widen in shock. "That's... the... Starglass!" In just moments, a blinding flash lit up the cave. When it dimmed, Max and Monica were both gone. The monsters entered the cave and were puzzled.
"Where did they go?" Said one of the creatures.
Meanwhile, at Monica's time, the mysterious youth was standing atop a cliff and had Future Palm Brinks in his sights.
"So this is the place." He saw the ruined state it was in. "Whadda hell hole! Still... it will all be worth it soon." A cocky smile crossed his face as he walked down the cliff and towards his destination...
/Could this teen really be Griffon's Dark Energy reincarnated? What business does he have with the shambled Palm Brinks, and can Max and Monica stop him before him in time?/
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Max: {voice over} Hey everyone! Max here! Monica and I make it to her time and the first thing we do? Watch a tournament. Turns out Future Palm Brinks is holding a tournament to find the strongest fighter in the land. But the reason we're here is because a dark energy looms in the ring. The main suspect... this 16-year-old fighter with unbelievable power. But with tough competition in these fights, even he'll have a hard time climbing to the top. I just hope that Monica and I can defeat this guy. Next Chapter....
The Tournament
Of Power!
Max: See ya soon!!!
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