The Start of it All

[Tomas]

Tomas frowned and then nodded.  "Yeah, he's probably right.  If we were from there it'd probably be a ruin.  Things tend to get destroyed where evewr we go.  We must have the worst luck in the world."

Again everyone blinked and looked at Tomas, almost as though they were trying to figure out whether he was really crazy, or whether he simply remembered far more then Shi did.

Tomas, however, ignored the looks again.  "Take that bar back in Luca.  There we were, minding our own business, having a couple of drinks, when a bunch of crazies show up and start a brawl right behind us."

[Naphtali]

Shi nodded.  "That actually did happen.  We.. err.. ran away before we could get caught up in it.  It was for the best."

[Carthrat]

"Hey! You! You broke this bar! Pay up!"

Carthrat absently produced a chunk of gold from his cloak and threw it at the man who was yelling, who promptly got his brain crushed.

Now... what to do?

He pondered on following the Aspects... he'd probably find a way home eventually. On the other hand, he could run about spreading Chaos and Anarchy!

Naah. He'd just follow the Aspects. Something was bound to happen...

Producing another small device, he pushed a button, and promptly dissapeared from sight. With that, he folded his cloak, admired his regenerated wing (which was now a purply-green color), and flew a good distance over the aspects, watching them, and considering blowing one away with the Railgun.

Then a meteor almost hit him. He cursed, and started watching his piloting...

[Kwokinator]

Kwok winced.  He wasn't that used to having voices speak inside his head.  

"Alright, alright, fine..." he spoke aloud.  "Now where the hell is Ryder...?"

[RyderHakubi]

Ryder was currently KOed near the remains of the bar...

However, in his mind, images flashed before him... A family with ultimate power, a partner in crime, a leader, a world being destroyed...

[Kwokinator]

Kwok glanced around the bar, and finally found Ryder's unconscious body.  Grumbling, he made his way over to Ryder's body and threw him on his shoulders.

"The things I do..." he growled under his breath as he carried Ryder's unconscious body back towards Ace.

[acetalon]

"Goddurnit," Ace thought wearily.  "I've got to get out of here."  

"Comeon Kwok, before Carth follows us with his gigantic bar debt."

Ace was wary enough always try to escape the destruction of city buildings.  It was a reminder of the numberous times he always had to pay for the damage to that...bar a long time ago because everyone else, wisely enough, left before the bartender came back and the tab was pinned on him.

"I just wanted a drink with some people I know.  Is that so much to ask for?"  He muttered.  "Oh yeah, punch Ryder a couple times or something would ya Kwok?  Maybe his memories will come back."

[Kwokinator]

Debt?  That didn't sound good.  He was broke enough already...

He took off after Ace, smacking Ryder's head against doorframes and support beams and such.  

"Well, Ace DID tell me to punch him..." he thought.

[RyderHakubi]

However, Kwok did nothing to help, as Ryder started to absorb some of the trickling memories, he got smacked in the head by a beam and woke up...

"Hoee???" Ryder groggily asked, while looking at the destroyed bar behind them...

[acetalon]

"...Any idea where to go?"  Ace looked around.  They ran far enough so that the bar was out of site.  but now there was just...some roads an trees and stuff. How boring is that?  Ace turned to Kwok.

"How about you chuck Ryder into the air and whichever road his head faces we go?"

[RyderHakubi]

"NANI????" Ryder screamed while sliding off of Kwok's shoulder... and fell on his head...

"Ite..." He muttered as he stood up and pointed to Kwok, "Throw him! I'm gonna get a concussion with all the hits to my head today!!"

[acetalon]

"Hmm?  He's awake?  Damn..."  Ace shook his head.  "Well I guess there's no helping it."

He did give Ryder a particularly nasty look though.

"I still can't believe you've forgotten Saturn, heretic," he growled.  "And that you left her with Kaos."

"But besides that, you have any destination or direction you want to head off to?"

[RyderHakubi]

"I'm telling you, I've never met any of you people!  But, I guess that really doesn't matter now, does it?"  Ryder then grabbed a spinner out of his pocket and spun it... and it fell going to the west...

"West anyone?" Ryder shrugged...

[acetalon]

"Alright whatever."  Ace shrugged.  There was nothing better to do.  "And no, it doesn't matter.  You're Ryder.  You were with Saturn.  Now Saturn is alone with Kaos.  Until you realize this and realize just how great a travesty this has become, I'll never let you forget it."

[Kwokinator]

Kwok grinned.

"You're gonna thank me for this later, Ryder..." he said as he backed up a few small steps. "I'm saving you getting chewed out more by Ace."

Sprinting whatever little distance there was between them, he punted Ryder towards the West, football-style.