Star Ocean: Till The End Of Time Fan Fiction ❯ Dodger Huxley: Albel's First Apprentince ❯ Peterny ( Chapter 2 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Now....back with our menodix........."And take that!"screamed Dodger as she finished off a monster with one final slash of her scythe. She put her hands on her hips. "Haha! No one messes with a Huxley!"she said victoriously. Any creature that ambushed her was in deep, deep trouble. She paused. "Hmm.....now what was I doing before I was attacked?"she asked herself. She then saw the town in the distance. "Oh yeah! I was going to Peterny!" Dodger sheathed both her scythes and took off in a run. Peterny was a very intersting town. It had a whole different feel to it rather than Surferio. Dont get her wrong, she loved her home. It was beautiful with the trees and the houses that all sat over a big lake. Many different creatures settled there. It was a community of human diversity. A shame that she had never left too far of Surferio. People had told her to stay out of the Duggus Forest for she could get lost or be attacked by a powerful monster or trees that were evil creatures in disguise. As for the Mosel Dunes, it was too hot there. A man outside that desert stopped her from entering it once. He said that water was the key to life in the dunes. So she never went any farther than the Sanmite Steppe. But now she was determined to explore. And nothing was going to stop her. She stopped at the entrance to Peterny. She took a deep breath. "Well, this is it."she said aloud before stepping foraward. She headed down the brick alley until she was in the center of the town. There were stands set up with merchants trying to sell things to anyone. Perhaps she should purchase something. She had a good 70,000 Fol on her. Her life savings. Her stomach rumbled. She was a little hungry. She looked around. There was a single stand open. And there was a delicious smell coming from it. Menodixes have an excellent sense of smell, after all. She made her way over to the stand to see what tastey foods were for sale. Once she got close enough she could see that a retail rabbit was in charge of it. She was pure white colored and wore a long green cap that had two long spits on the end with pretty jingle bells on them. She also wore a sleeveless green shirt to match. Dodger stopped in front of the table and stared in awe at the delicious cakes, pies and meats that sat before her. She drooled a little bit. The retail rabbit smiled.


"Hungry, eh?"she asked. Dodger nodded.


"Very."she replied. "I came here from Surferio! Im on a mission!"she stated putting her hands on her hips with her head held up high.


"A mission, huh? What is it?"asked the rabbit. Dodger paused. Her hands slid off her hips and hung at her sides.


"Uh...........actually, I dont have a mission...."her ears lowered. "Okay, a sub-mission. Operation get food to eat."the retail rabbit laughed.


"Well, if thats the case, the cherry pie is 300 Fol, the cake with strawberry icing is 500 Fol, and the turkey legs are 900 Fol."


"I'll take 2 of each!"cried Dodger happily. The rabbit blinked.


"Wow! Okay, then that'll be......"she calculated in her head for a little while. "3400 Fol, please"


"Okay! Here you go."she kindly handed the retail rabbit the money. But she was confused.


"Oh wait.....where are going to store all this food?"she asked.


"In my stomach."she said menodix smiling.


"You're quite the hungry one."she started. "If you keep coming back, I'll make so much money that I can retire."Dodger was already eating a slice of the cherry pie.


"Hey, this is pretty good."she licked her lips.


"Glad you like it. The recipe has been passed down in my family from generation to generation. And knowing us rabbits, that doesnt take very long."both laughed.


"Thats funny."she held out her hand. "Im Dodger. Dodger Huxley."the retail shook her hand with her paw.


"Moca. Moca Usagi."she said introducing herself as well. "You're quite the interesting one, Dodger. You probably keep your friends in stitches."Dodger laughed.


"Yeah, well, there's...........uh.......um........well uh......"she blinked. "Actually, I dont think I have any friends.


"At all?"


"No.......guess not."she scratched the back of her head.


"Well, Im here for ya."said Moca. Dodger smiled.


"Thanks, Moca. That means a lot."she took another bite out of the pie.


"So, where'd you say you were headed?"she asked. Dodger swallowed the food in her mouth.


"Oh, just about anywhere. It's like an adventure! I suppose now Im a wanderer. So I'll be going many different places and seeing many different people. Cool, huh?"


"Sounds like a real hoot."said the rabbit. "Im a merchant myself. I sell things just about anywhere I can. Thats what us retail rabbits love to do."By now the entire pie was consumed by the hungry menodix. Moca began to push her cart away. It was time to go. "Well, it was very nice meeting you, Dodger. I hope our paths will cross again someday."Dodger waved as the rabbit left among the crowd of people.


"Bye Moca! Thanks for the food!"Dodger took the rest of the food and placed it in her pack and tied it tightly. "I guess I should get going too."There were 4 breaks in the center of Peterny. One heading north, one west which was where she had entered, one east and south. Which way to go? She thought about it for a minute. She then licked her lips remembering that delicious pie. It had seem to heal her a bit. It made up for lost strength and energy. It'd be nice to have access to food like that all the time. Suddenly her brother's words rang through her head.


"Well, Sis, you should do what I did. I rounded up a team of strong fighters........." A traveling partner would be nice. She wouldnt be lonely or anything. She glanced back.


"MOCA! Wait up!"she dashed through the crowd to catch up with the retail rabbit. "Moca!"she pushed pass people as she searched for her friend. Having ears that big, Moca heard Dodger the first time she yelled for her. She stopped her cart and turned back at the crowd to see the menodix running towards her.


"Dodger, whats wrong?"asked the rabbit. "Did you want to buy more food already?"Dodger stopped in front of her. She shook her head.


"No, its not that, but......we're both travelers, right?"


"Right."said Moca nodding.


"And we're friends too, right?"


"Yes, we are."


"Then why dont we travel together?"asked Dodger. "That way we'll never be lonely. And I'll be able to buy food whenever I want."Moca smiled.


"I think thats a wonderful idea, Dodger."


"Great! So from now on, we're a team!"