“THREAT FROM THE EAST!? ALL PURPOSE OIL CURES!? SECRET DARKWING DECANDANTS!? ROYAL FAMILY DRAMA!? READ NOW!!!”
[Front page headlines of the brand new SafferMatch Newspaper]
[Pov Charles]
What in the hell am I even reading! Me and Ix where outside of Stablelot right after we had dropped off WingScratch when we saw it. A large crowd of people lined up outside this stand, buying these papers. Going over to see the fuss I see this sign in bold font.
[GRAND OPENING OF THE SAFFERMATCH NEWSPAPER!]
[ALL COPIES FREE!]
Curious we both grab a copy and begin to read and that when I see it, some of the most trashiest stories I had ever seen! Lies about Enoch’s and Roxy’s marriage, ointments said to mend bones, long lost descendants of DarkWing! Ix has the same look of horror that I do and she speaks with a sigh.
“At least the story about the threat to the east seems mostly accurate… The story from Nickel city should be widely known by now. When are we leaving Charles?”
I think for a moment, and looking over to Ozymandias I see him completely immersed in the newspaper and I shout startling him.
“Hey!”
Ozymandias flinches a bit and looks over to me and speaks, putting the papers down.
“Yes Chawwes?”
I speak getting up.
“‘Ou weady? Dewe’s a boat weabin’ fo’ Nawpi soon, we’d be dewe by next mownin’.”
Ozymandias nods and we begin leaving, with me throwing those awful newspapers in teh garbage.
The journey to Seaside was about as interesting as the journey back to Inner Motor. Very very… Boring. I knew as we were half way there that I never wanted to sit in these uncomfortable wooden seats again. As we paid the driver and entered Seaside Ix spoke to me as we walked.
“You think we should pay a visit to Emily’s Mom, just to be nice and such.”
I speak as we keep walking.
“Chawwes thinks she has enough to wowwy about, pwobabwy just wan’'s to be weft awone whiwe Emiwy am in some pwace faw 'way. Awso… If we nu go wite nao we’ww miss dah boat.”
Ix speaks in a shocked voice.
“What!”
We all start running towards the docks, almost hitting people as we do. Once we get to the location of the ship I feel a sense of relief as I see that the ship hadn’t left yet and people were still boarding. Showing the checker the tickets I had bought while at Stablelot, he let’s us in and Ozymandias speaks as we board.
“Nebah been on a ship befowe! Awways had to wawk…”
Because night wouldn’t fall for the next few hours, we all decided to go and sit by the water and relax for a bit. As we watched the Great Sea I spoke to Ozymandias, still looking out.
“What type of booby-twaps shouwd we expect?”
I was pretty concerned, about what Ozymandias had to say about Quin’s House. She was a spymaster and the one who made the renovations to Cat’s Den. If that told me anything, this house was going to be deadly dangerous. Ozymandias spoke in a low voice.
“'Ou shouwdn’t wowwy that much… Once she wecognizes me, we’ww be safe.”
I speak again, my question still now answered.
“Dah twaps?”
Ozymandias speaks again, this time in a even lower voice.
“She changes them, ebewy few months…”
I was about to speak, signaling my frustrations with this. Than Ix spoke, sighing.
“Really hope Emily and Dar and doing ok. You think they got Chicago on our side?”
There is a few moments of silence before I speak, looking at Ix.
“Chawwes hopes su, shouwdn’t be that hawd wight? wiff Kwi dewe, dey shouwd hab aww dah ebidence dey nee’.”
Ix speaks, giving me a slight smile.
“I would pay handsomely to see there faces when they look at the Shield of Chicago for the first time! Or better yet when they get to the Grand Queens Hive.”
Ozymandias speaks, looking at Ix.
“What’s it wike wibin’ in a hibe? Ozymandias bet’s it’s su cwamped in dewe!”
Ix speaks, taking her glasses off and rubbing her eyes.
“Oh it’s a lot like living in a regular city, just more underground and lit by torches. But you’re 100% right about the cramped part, can’t move 2 feet without almost hitting somebody!”
As we continued on talking for the next few hours it had become dark, and feeling tired I speak.
“shouwd be dewe in dah mowning, goodnite aww.”
And sure enough when I awoke I saw that the ship had already stopped and we were at Nalpi. After getting myself ready and heading out I had a look at the small city. It was quite humble if I was to say, a port that connected to the rest of Maximus with most of the cities population were settlers. It reminded me a lot of Inner Motor, like we hadn’t even left. But I knew as soon as we left we would enter Civilized Tribal lands, a place I had never been to (Damn I wish Dar was here to help!) After a bit more thinking I met Ix and Ozymandias, and spoke looking at Ozymandias as we boarded off.
“Otay’ them whewe hewe, Ozymandias show us dah way to Quin.”
Ozymandias spoke, looking at few signs than pointing to the southeast.
“Quin’s house isn’t that faw fwom Akamew, if we wawk we can be dewe in 2 day’s!”
Following Ozymandias he speaks again as we approach the Nalpi’s exit.
“Nu wowwy nao,I’ww bet it wont be that bad!”
Me and Ix look at each other and sigh, following Ozymandias into the heart of Maximus.
Thank you for reading my story, I hope to have the next part done in a few day’s to a week and of course constructive criticism is appreciated. May you have a good day!