Dark Cloud 2 Fanfic
Chapter 1: New Beginnings----By The Several
Author: "Whoa! Another one!" I bet that's what you're thinking! Well yes, it is another DC2 fanfic. I'm a very ambitious person. But this fic is my first try at a modern-day DC2 story. Also, this fic is my 5th DC2 fanfic made! I'd say it's an anniversary, but it's only been a month since my first one, so it's not exactly a silver year thing, is it? Well, whatever.
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The bright morning light is usually a happy day for many a person in the Palm Brinks District. This morning however, is not so great a start for a certain student who is late for class.
Max reaches for his alarm clock and takes a look. "WHAT?" he jumps out of bed as he tosses the clock away. "I'm late! Oh, why the heck didn't that alarm go off?" He packs his bag, changes his clothes, and off he went.
He jumps through the car-covered streets as everyone was going to work at that hour. He jumps inside the subway and nearly got crushed by the closing doors of the subway train, which he nearly missed.
"Whoooo! Made it!" he exhaled. As he waited for the train to reach its destination, he roamed around the packed train looking for a seat. He saw an empty seat, when out of the corner of his eye, was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen.
"Wow," he sighed as he watched the girl board the train. He then turned around to look at his seat, only to find it occupied by another person. "Oh, man!" he sighed. That means he's going to have to stand for the rest of the trip.
Several stops later, the girl went off the train. "Hey, this is my stop," he said to himself. "Maybe she goes to my school. But then again, that's just wishful thinking." He stops talking to himself long enough to see everyone looking at him.
He went off the train embarrassed and humiliated. He sighed again. "Maybe I should stop talking to myself…. Darn it! There I go again!" He shakes his head, and heads for the subway exit.
As he reaches near the exit, he hears a cry for help. "Let go of me, creeps!" Okay, maybe it wasn't a cry for help, but it's in that category somewhere. Anyway, he checks to see what was up. He saw the same girl, being harassed by some brutes with faces only a mother could love. "I said let go of me!" shouted the girl as she tried to free herself from one of the thug's grasps.
"What's going on here?" Max said, catching the eye of the 3 harassers. He slaps his mouth, "Darn… I did it again! That was supposed to have stayed in a thought bubble!"
One thug said to the others, "Who's the pathetic punk? Friend o' hers?"
Another talks. "Who cares? Let's get him outta here!"
The last thug nodded and walked towards Max. "Aaaggghhh!" Max said painfully as the thug punched him in the cheek, knocking down to the ground.
The thug laughs at his deed, when someone taps his shoulder. "Excuse me?" said from someone behind him. He turns around, only to see the girl they were harassing just a minute ago, plant a smackdown right in his kisser. The thug falls to the ground, senseless.
Max gets up, his head still dizzy and the pain lingers in his cheek. He looks around to see all three of the thugs knocked out and sleeping on the ground. The girl moves towards him and helps him up saying, "Thanks for the distraction!" Max could only nod agreeingly as he admired the beauty of the butt-kicking goddess.
The girl suddenly looks at her watch saying, "Crap! I'm gonna be late! See ya later!" the girl waved as she quickly left the subway station.
"Ah, I'm going to be late too!" he shouts at himself. He quickly runs out of the subway and into the direction of the school. "Man, the engineering teacher will kill me for being late!" he said as he checked if his engineer tools were still there, including his trusty wrench.
He arrives at school just in time, as he slips past the moving horde of students and into his engineering class. He takes his seat, and the bell rang just as he did. It was first period.
"Hey, ya just made it, Max!" said the student right of him.
"I thought I was going to be late, Donny," said Max back to the student. "I guess it's not such an unlucky day after all."
"Good morning, lads and lassies!" said the engineering teacher who had just entered the room.
"Good morning, Mr. Cedric!" said the whole class in unison as they stood up to greet the teacher. They then all sat again and the class began.
"Since this is also your homeroom class," said Cedric. "I just need a few minutes to introduce a new student… Right this way, please!" he said as he gestured his hand to signal the student to come inside the classroom.
'Hey, it's that girl!' Max thought, finally thinking it without saying it loud.
The girl waved her hand. "Hiya, everyone! The name's Monica!"
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That's the first chapter for now! Please review everyone! I know you're out there! If you don't, I'll set my car on fire and drive over to your house yelling "Impakwah!" repeatedly like a broken record! (don't worry, I really won't)