EP - 3 : VIPONA THE SUN GOD

(THE FOUR STUDENTS CONTINUED THEIR SEARCH THROUGH THE FOREST OF EVARE. AFTER A WHILE OF RUNNING CALVIN NOTICES SOMETHING)

CALVIN (YELLS):

-EVERYONE! STOP NOW!-

(THE REST STOP AS INSTRUCTED BY CALVIN)

SAKI (IN A CONFUSED TONE):

-WHAT'S WRONG CAL?-

CALVIN (IN A SERIOUS VOICE):

-WE'RE BEING FOLLOWED BY SOMEONE...ALRIGHT THATS ENOUGH HIDING! YOU CAN COME OUT AND SHOW YOURSELF!-

(FROM WITHIN THE TREES, TWO PEOPLE COME OUT. THE FIRST, A MALE WITH SPIKY HAIR AND THE EVARE MILITARY UNIFORM. THE OTHER A FEMALE WITH RED HAIR AND GREEN HIGHLIGHTS, HER HAIR COVERS HER RIGHT EYE. SHE TOO IS WEARING THE EVARE MILITARY UNIFORM)

NORMITA (CONFUSED):

-HEY! THOSE ARE THE UNIFORMS USED BY THE MILITARY!-

THE MALE SOLDIER:

-THAT'S RIGHT, MY NAME IS BIRUYAN, AND THIS IS MY FIANCÉ VIPONA. WE WERE SENT BY THE CHIFU TO HELP FIND BILLY THE CLOWN-

DENEES:

-WE WERE SENT BY MASTER SPARKS FOR THE SAME REASON-

VIPONA:

-SO I GUESS WE ALL HAVE THE SAME OBJECTIVE THEN-

CALVIN:

-IT WOULD APPEAR SO-

BIRUYAN:

-WAIT A MINUTE... YOU WITH THE BLONDE HAIR, DID YOU SAY YOU WERE ORDERED BY MASTER SPARKS?-

DENEES:

-YES THATS RIGHT, DO YOU KNOW HIM?-

BIRUYAN (SMILING):

-WELL OF COURSE I KNOW HIM! HE IS MY FATHER. I GUESS HE MUST REALLY HAVE FAITH ON YOU GUYS, HE'S NEVER SENT ANY OF HIS STUDENTS TO ANY MISSION BEFORE-

CALVIN (THINKING TO HIMSELF):

-I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT SOMETHING ABOUT THIS GUY... I DON'T LIKE THIS FEELING-

SAKI:

-I GUESS SINCE WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME MISSION IT ONLY MAKES SENSE TO STICK TOGETHER RIGHT?-

BIRUYAN:

-THAT WOULD SEEM LIKE THE LOGICAL THING TO DO. WHAT DO YOU SAY VIPONA? SHOULD WE JOIN THEM?-

VIPONA (LOOKING AT BIRUYAN):

-IT MIGHT BE DANGEROUS FOR ALL OF US TO BE TOGETHER LIKE THIS, I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD SPLIT UP. BESIDES, IF WE SPLIT UP WE CAN WIDEN THE SEARCH MAKING IT EASIER TO FIND BILLY-

NORMITA:

-YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT VIPONA, HOWEVER, HAVE YOU READ THE OVERVIEW ON THIS GUY? HE IS WAY TOO POWERFUL TO ENCOUNTER ALONE. I'M SUGGESTING WE ALL STICK TOGETHER TO HAVE EACH OTHER IN THE CASE THAT SOMETHING GOES WRONG-

DENEES:

-YEAH, AND YOU GUYS ARE IN THE MILITARY, WE ARE ALL STILL STUDENTS. YOU TWO COULD REALLY HELP US BY JOINING US-

VIPONA:

        -VERY WELL THEN, BUT I SHOULD WARN YOU, I AM LISTED AS A CRIMINAL IN PONLANDIA, SO ONCE WE GET THERE... THINGS CAN GET UGLY, SO AS LONG AS YOU FOUR ARE PREPARED TO FIGHT, WE WILL JOIN YOU-

SAKI (EXCITED):

        -YES! WE ARE DETERMINED TO FIGHT WHOEVER STANDS IN OUR WAY. AND I AM WILLING TO FIGHT TO PROTECT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU GUYS-

CALVIN (IN A SUSPICIOUS TONE):

        -HEY, VIPONA RIGHT? WHY ARE YOU WANTED IN PONLANDIA? YOU SOME SORT OF THUG OR SOMETHING?-

VIPONA:

        -THAT'S A SIMPLE QUESTION THAT DESERVES A SIMPLE ANSWER. I AM WANTED ALL AROUND THE WORLD BECAUSE... I HAVE THE SPIRIT OF THE SUN GOD WITHIN ME!-

(THE FOUR PUT A SHOCKED EXPRESSION ON THEIR FACE)

BIRUYAN:

        -THAT'S RIGHT, MY FIANCÉ HERE POSSESSES THE POWER OF THE SUN GOD. SHE IS SAID TO BE TOO DANGEROUS, HOWEVER, EVARE USES HER AS A WEAPON AGAINST THE OTHER COUNTRIES-

NORMITA:

        -I SEE-

CALVIN:

        -OKAY SO IT'S SETTLED, THERE IS NO NEED TO KEEP WASTING MORE TIME, WE SHOULD GET MOVING NOW!-

BIRUYAN (WALKING UP TO CALVIN):

        -DUDE WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM? ARE YOU LIKE THE SQUAD LEADER OR SOMETHING?-

CALVIN:

        -NO-

BIRUYAN (NOW FACE TO FACE WITH CALVIN):

        -SO WHY DO YOU ACT LIKE IT? IS IT BECAUSE YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE UP FOR YOUR SIZE? SHORTY!-

CALVIN (ANGRY):

        -TALK TO ME LIKE THAT AND I'LL BREAK YOUR FACE SO BAD YOU'LL BE ASHAMED TO SMILE!-

BIRUYAN:

        -BIG TALK FOR SUCH A SMALL DUDE-

CALVIN (YELLING):

        -THAT'S IT, I WARNED YOU!!!-

(CALVIN CHARGES UP HIS FIST AND RELEASES A PUNCH TOWARDS BIRUYAN. BIRUYAN QUICKLY DODGES IT AND KNOCKS CALVIN TO THE GROUND EFFORTLESSLY)

BIRUYAN (YELLING):

        -LET'S GET ONE THING STRAIGHT! SINCE I AM RANKED CAPTAIN IN THE MILITARY, I WILL BE THE NEW SQUAD LEADER! ANYONE WHO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THAT CAN GO AHEAD AND TELL ME NOW!-

(THE REST REMAIN QUIET WHILE CALVIN LAYS ON THE FLOOR IN PAIN)

BIRUYAN (SMILING):

        -VERY WELL THEN, AS YOUR NEW SQUAD LEADER, I SAY WE CUT CORNERS THROUGH THE FOREST. THE WAY YOU GUYS WERE GOING WOULD HAVE TAKEN YOU FOREVER TO REACH PONLANDIA. WITH THAT BEING SAID, FOLLOW ME!-

(BIRUYAN STARTS MOVING. THE THREE GIRLS FOLLOW. SAKI STAYS BEHIND AND PICKS UP CALVIN AND PUTS HIM ON HIS BACK BEFORE HE STARTS FOLLOWING THE REST OF THE GROUP)

SAKI (SMILING):

        -I TOLD YOU I WOULD BE THE ONE SAVING YOU NEXT-

CALVIN (MUMBLES):

        -SHUT UP...-

(AFTER GOING ON FOR SOME TIME THE GROUP STOP AT WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN ABANDONED CIRCUS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WOODS)

NORMITA:

-WHAT IS THIS PLACE?-

BIRUYAN:

-THIS WAS THE PLACE WHERE BILLY WAS FIRST MURDERED. THE CIRCUS CLOSED DOWN BECAUSE OF THE INCIDENT. IT HAS BEEN ABANDONED FOR ALMOST A CENTURY NOW-

SAKI (SURPRISED):

-WOAH, SO THE GUY WE ARE LOOKING FOR IS OLD!-

DENEES (CONFUSED):

-THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE CONFUSED ABOUT? BIRUYAN JUST SAID HE WAS MURDERED, SO HOW IS HE ALIVE?-

BIRUYAN:

-I ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER TO THAT. WHEN I RECEIVED THE OVERVIEW ON HIM I WAS CONFUSED. I WASN'T ALLOWED TO ASK QUESTIONS SO HERE WE ARE. I THOUGHT OF COMING HERE TO LOOK FOR SOME ANSWERS-

CALVIN (ANNOYED):

-SO WE STOPPED OUR MISSION TO PLAY DETECTIVE?-

BIRUYAN:

-IT LOOKS LIKE THE SLEEPING BEAUTY FINALLY WOKE UP-

VIPONA:

-IF WE ARE GONNA DO THIS THEN LET'S DO IT NOW, WE SHOULD'NT WASTE A LOT OF TIME HERE-

(THE GROUP GO INTO THE CIRCUS)