Disclaimer Thing: I don't own anything from Soul Calibur, Namco does. Also, anything else mention in this story (like songs and such) aren't mine unless stated otherwise.

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Chapter One: The Laughing Demon and the Monkey Boy

Talim looked out at the farmlands before her. The sun blazed overhead and she could see the next town in the far distance. She sighed and picked back up her pack. It's weight pulled her to the side, making her slouch.

"Erh. Why did I agree on this stupid trip?" She asked herself. She asked so many times why, but could only come up with one answer:

She was too nice.

It was her nature to be nice and caring to others. Her parents raised her to love everything and to be kind to someone, even if they were the opposite to you. She needed to break that habit, but when ever she tried, she would cry and say sorry to everyone around her for being so mean. Old habits don't die quick, for whoever said that in the first place...

Talim started down the hill in front of her, taking as quick as steps as she could considering she was carrying a 500 lb bag on her back. She would have to get rid of some of it when she reached town, she made a mental note of it. It had most of her bedroom in it, because she couldn't leave anything behind for too long. A change of clothes, jim jams, a hair brush for her unruly hair, a toothbrush, the money which she had earned from her chores, food, bird seed for when Alun showed up, and Tonfa, her elbow blades.

Just as she was walking across the farmlands a voice called out her name. She looked around to see Yunsung and Seung Mina running towards her, Mina waving like a the maniac she was. And Yunsung's hair blazed brightly in the sun. Anyone would have thought his hair was on fire if they didn't know him personally.

"Hey, Talim!" Yunsung yelled running faster to reach her.

"Hey..." She tried to yell, but it came out in a whisper. It was nice to see her old friends again, but the memories it brought back where horrifying.

Soul Edge. That was why they had met. To destroy it, and they had. But so many lives where lost doing so. Talim held back her tears and swallowed hard. She had to stay happy, she didn't want to worry her friends.

Yunsung had reached her by then and crushed her in a bear hug. Talim kicked at his legs to make him let go, but nothing worked. Seung Mina noticed this and thwap'd Yunsung on the head with Scarlet Thunder. He dropped Talim, and backed off, rubbing the back of his head where Mina hit him.

"Lay off, lover boy," She giggled. Offering Talim a hand she added, "Sorry 'bout that! Yunsung's been like this ever since I told him we were gonna meet up. All hyper and happy and junk."

Talim laughed and glanced up at Yunsung and Mina. Wow, was she really that short? She looked back down and shuffled her feet around in the dirt. Soul Edge was gone, so why did Mina ask for her to come along on this trip? She was just about to ask when Mina spoke up again.

"So, after we get back to town, we'll just take your things to the Inn, and then..." She made a drum roll with her hands on her legs. "We're gonna go out and eat!"

"Is all you ever think about is food, Mina?" Yunsung growled. "I like food too, but man, if you keep eating like you have, you're gonna get fa---" Seung Mina went to attack Yunsung with Scarlet Thunder again, but he ducked, which has bad, because she then tried a kick and got him in a bad place.

Before Talim could do anything, Mina had grabbed her wrist and taken her pack and started dragging Talim off to town. Yunsung lay on the ground whimpering in pain.

"Don't worry about him," Seung Mina shouted so Yunsung could hear her. "He's a MONKEY BOY, he can take care of himself!"

"Ghaa! Mina, I'll kill you!" He bellowed back, while struggling to get back up on his feet.

"That's only if you can get up!" She replied. Laughing and giggling all the way to the town, Talim felt unsafe around her now. Mina's laugh was the scariest thing the world had ever heard. Even scarier than Nightmare and that gross arm of his.

"Eh..." Was all Talim could muster in such a shocked state. She was happy to see Mina again, but she would have been even happier if the laugh didn't come with her.

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Thank you for reading! I'm trying to write a fanfiction in regular story format to make the Admin. happy with me! It's working, but I do so miss my script format stories... (sniff).

ANYWHO! Stay tuned for the continuation of...

Talim's Adventure of DOOM and Unluckiness!