14-08-2005, 05:01 AM
Chapter 2: Memories and Nightmare's
"RICO!! RICO!! WHERE ARE YOU?"
"FLOWEN...FLOWEN!!! IT'S HERE, YOU'VE GOT TO GET OUT!!!"
"NOT WITHOUT YOU!!!"
"NO FLOWEN!!! IT'S NOT SAFE...AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"
"RICO...RICOOO!!!...RICOOOOOOOOO!!!!"
The boy awoke from his sleep screaming, covered in sweat. "Get out of my mind" cursed the boy. Ever sence he escaped the complex he has had this same nightmare. "What does it mean" he gasped to himself. He got up and looked around. He was in a dense forest and could here the howls of the savage and barbarous wolves pieceing the night air. "Rico... Flowen... who are they?" the boy asked himself as he strolled through the tree's. It had been at least a month sence he escaped the complex, yet he still had no answers to any of the question's he had. As the boy sat and contumplated his dreams he heard russeling in the trees. He silently got up and slipped into the shadows hopeing he hadn't been spotted. Could it be the man in black? , he thought to himself as he scanned the trees above. Suddenly he felt a hand on his shoulder. The boy dived foward, drew his sword and turned to face his opponent. "Exellent reflex's" came a calm voice "but what is a kid like you doing out in the forest at night." The boy staired at the man. He wore long blue robes and seemed to be supporting himeselg on a long stick with a animal's head on the end of it. "Who are you?" hissed the boy coldly. "Me?" asked the man as he sat down, "My names Kein, I'm the hermit of the forest, and who pray tale are you?" The boy stared blankly at the old Force, "Me, I'm..." he looked at the old man for a little longer and a sence of calm came over him. The boy knew he could trust this man. "I don't know who I am" said the boy a slight shake in his voice "I can't remeber anything." The old man got up "No name eh? Well that won't do, if you got no name I won't know what to call you, hmmm now lets see." The boy just stared at the old man wondering what he could be thinking. "I've got it" said the Kein so suddenly that it made the boy jump "why don't I call you August?" "August?" asked the boy quenstionably. "Yeah well it's my favorite month, and I'm not to good with pickin names anyway," chuckled the old man. The boy smiled "August, hmm I kinda like it." "Very good" said the old man "now come with me, it's way to cold out here." August followed Kein deep into the forest until they came to a small cottage. "You live out here?" asked August. "I told you" said Kein "I'm the hermit of the forest. The cottage was very small, it contained a kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom, but Kein pulled out some extra blanket's and August curled up on the floor and fell asleep.
"FLOOOWEEEEN!!!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHH" August screamed as he awoke from yet another terrible nightmare. "What's the matter child" came Kein's voice from what seemed like very far away, "You were calling out in your sleep." August looked around, everything was a blur, but he could make out the figure of Kein kneeling down next to him. "Na.. Nothing," he said "Ju... Just a bad dream." "Ke... Kein," he said "What do you know about Flowen?" Kein sat back and looked at the boy quizickly, very few people on ragol didn't know about Flowen. "Flowen was a great hunter," he said "We owe this planet to him and Red Ring Rico." August eyes got wid and Kein saw someting shift in the back of them "You know about Rico?" Kein stared at the boy deep in thought, Who is this kid? we wondered to himself. "Tell my August, why so intrested?" August stared at his trembling hands "I keep haveing nigtmares about them, I here them screaming, something was after them, something bad, then I see a newman girl floating in blackness, she seems very familiar, she's a force like you, I don't know how I know that I just do..." August looked up at Kein "...Is she Rico?" Kein shook his head, "Rico and Flowen were both hunters." August looked intently at Kein, "I have to find out who she is, she's all I remember excpet for the complex and the man in black." Kein looked at the boy, a very concerned look came across his face "Complex, Man in black?" August looked at Kein for a a very long time "can I trust you?" Kein looked at August intently "that is a choice you must make." August considered his reply and knew that he could, he took a deep breath and told him everything he remebered about the complex, the man in black and his escape.
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A dark figure walked quitly throught the forest. Not even the native animal's could sence his pressence. He came across a small campsite and some footprint's. "You can't hide from me boy" he whispered as he followed the tracks, "I will always find you." The tracks led deep into the forest to a small cottage. Though his face could not be seen the man was smileing widely. "Looks like you made a friend," he cackled as he mounted a Red Scorpio on his shoulder and fired. The cottage erupted into flames, bits and piece's of it landing all around the forest. "Knock, Knock."