DISCLAIMER: In this story there might be a continuity error when you read my next story. Why? Well I havn't properly thought it through on the next story that will sort of coincide with this story. Also the date of when this fictional event happened may seem irrelvant; non the less I hope you enjoy this story
2004: Mind/Isaac suggest an adopt-a-n00b programe for Steeltide, the idea never went ahead. What if it did? Here we find out
Nulona
Mind: Ok vets, line up. Here are your n00bs
Muffin Man? You get Lord Pikachu
Axeman? You get Mcfizzle
Jordonias? You get Blackmonk
Pure Chaos? You get Damen
Dravien? You get Gizza
Damen: I guess this is goodbye Gizza, we are gonna be real vets soon
Gizza: We sure are
Lord Pikachu: i'm gonna be the best tradeskiller ever
Mcfizzle: I'm a proud n00b
Blackmonk: I miss Haran
So the n00bs go with their master on their own seperate ways
Dravien: Ok Gizza, here's my land plot
Gizza: Wow, you sure have a lot of stuff
Dravien: Go underground, there's mining to be done, bring me granite rocks for me to break up for mana stones
Gizza: Uhh... when do we fight monsters?
Dravien: Not yet, you got work to do, this plot won't mine itself
So Gizza gets to work and brings him up loads of granite, Dravien soon gets to work making mana stones
Dravien: Now Gizza, see those plants over there? Farm the whole lot and bring me the seeds
Gizza: That sure is a lot to farm
Dravien: Go farm, you need to learn this like most of us
So again, Gizza gets to work on farming all essentials
Dravien: Good, now take this plaugue and replant what you farmed with the some seeds you got
Gizza: This is a lot of work
Dravien: Hush n00b, I have to do the same too
After much replanting Gizza is finally worn out
Dravien: Don't rest now, we are paying a visit to farmer Aelfgeft
Gizza: But I cannot do much more, it's been a long day
Dravien: And you have a longer day tommorow, come on
They both walk to Aelfgeft's land where they hear some abuse
Aelfgeft: Ok, get the tiger off my darn land
John: Make me
Sturm: Nah
Aelfeft: tiger OFF, STOP BURNING MY HESSITE GOLEM
Sturm: This is getting boring anyway
John: Yeh, see ya later tigertard
Aelfgeft goes back to cutting his plants and sees Dravien come along with Gizza
Dravien: Are those two hawks giving you wolf again?
Aelfgeft: Nothing I can't handle
Dravien: I can take them down if you want
Aelfgeft: It's ok, they don't worry me much. What can I get you?
Dravien: I need some staff jewels, ruby if you have
Aelfgeft: I'll be right back
After a bit of looking around Aelfgeft returns with a staff necklace
Aelfgeft: Best I could do, bring more rubies back tommorow, oh and don't forget the mana stones
Dravien: Sure thing
Back at Dravien's land
Dravien: Ok bed time, this royal bed is mine, that sleeping bag is yours
Gizza: Why don't I get the bed?
Dravien: Because you're a n00b, can't make everything too easy for you. Night night
The next day
Dravien: Ok wake up Gizza
Gizza: I feel... quite good
Dravien: That's a bonus of sleeping on a bed or sleeping bag, you get renewal. Now, on with some training
The walk into the woods together and Dravien disappears out of sight
Gizza: Dravien? Where are you
Dravien: I'm stealthed, you are to make it back to my house not getting killed, or dieing by lack of eating. See you later
Gizza: Dravien? Dravien? What is this?
Silence
Gizza: Well, can't be too bad I guess
2 hours later
Gizza: Hmm... I am lost, my stamina is draining. Oh... a lemon tree. If I can just...
Gizza tries to pick some lemons but fails. Come on Gizza, concentrate. After much thinking Gizza finally gets some lemons
and eats them
Gizza: Disgusting, but they kept me alive
One hour later Gizza finally makes it to Draviens land
Dravien: Three hours? It took this damn long?
Gizza: I was lost
Davien: I thought you were going to die out there
Gizza: No, I got some lemons to keep me alive
Dravien: Whoa... you sure are thinking
-Flashback-
Chronolink: Now, when guilds are at war, or everyone is out to kill to survive, farming can be you're friend
Dravien: How so?
Chronolink: Well people put the food prices up, and you're not likely to find jerky lieing around. Carry about 40 oranges, those 40 oranges can mean life... or death
Dravien: I understand
-Dravien wakes up-
Dravien: Well, that concludes today's lesson: Survival
The next day
Dravien: wake up young n00b, we got some blacksmithing to learn
Gizza: *Yawn* ok
They make their way to the coal pits
Dravien: Ok always use coal-coke here, to smelt what we sometimes need, simple coal isn't good enough
Gizza: Sounds like an economic way of doing things
Dravien: That's true, now make this steel
Gizza: What with?
Dravien: This coal-dust of course... wait a minute, where is it?
Gizza: Havn't seen it
Dravien: Ok, i'll make a few alembics, you get some coal-coke off farmer Aelfgeft, oh and deliver this bag of gems to him
Gizza: I'll be back soon
Aelf's land
Aelfgeft: Get the tiger outa here
John: we'll be back, you better pay us to leave tommorow, or your golem gets it
Aelfgetf: tiger OFF
John leaves
Gizza: Hey farmer Aelf? They giving you trouble again?
Aelfgeft: Yarrr! I used to have a neighbour that used to get rid of them a lot
Gizza: Who was he? He sounds like a nice guy
Aelfgeft: That young whippersnapper was called Chronolink, got rid of John he did some time ago
Gizza: Gee farmer Aelf, where did he go?
Aelfgeft: You best ask your master, now what can I get you?
Gizza: Coal dust, oh and here's a bag of gems
Aelfgeft: Excellent, here we go
Gizza leaves and returns back to Draviens house
Gizza: Hey Dravien I got it
Dravien: Good, ok here goes
Dravien starts smelting hessite and making a variety of things from it all
Dravien: Now lil Gizza, get making stuff from this copper, and armour you can make; you can keep
Gizza: Wow thanks
Dravien: This might take a while
Hours later Gizza skills up his Blacksmith level and soon makes a complete copper-chain set for himself
Dravien: AHAHAHA! You look so silly
Gizza: Hey? You looked like this once
Dravien: Hmm... well I suppose I did... once. Right, take this wooden staff, and we are going to go training
Gizza: WHEEEEE! At last some action
Dravien takes Gizza to a land of Roaches and sheep etc
Gizza: Hey? Why do I get a practice staff and you get a Damon staff?
Dravien: Firstly: You lack the skill, secondly: Damon is not handed to you on a silver plate
Gizza: Ok
Dravien: Now, see that giant roach? Kill it
Gizza attacks a Giant Roach, taking a while to kill it. Finally, after defeating it he turns to Dravien
Gizza: Wheeeee I won
Dravien doesn't respond, he's having a flasback
-Flashback-
Chronolink: The Mace, does nice stamina damage as well, no stamina, the enemy dies easily
Dravien starts hitting an Orc with a practice mace
Dravien: I'm doing little damage
Chronolink: Hit it more
Dravien carries on hitting the Orc to not much avail, suddenly he see's the Orc has no stamina and kills it in 2 hits
Chronolink: There, no stamina, you have a dead target
Dravien: I see it now
-End Flashback-
Gizza: Dravien? What is it?
Dravien: Oh, nothing, well you beat the roach. Continue killing roaches, and i'll teach you more on the ways of the staff
More hours later, Gizza gains a level and gets his staff skill up
Gizza: Why do we have to use a staff? Why not throwing weapons or a dagger?
Dravien: The way of the staff provides armour value, you take a hit from your enemy, you won't be as badly hurt
Gizza: So the staff is a good way to go?
Dravien: Of course, I wouldn't have trained it otherwise. Rest time for now, tommorow you will learn some magic training
Gizza: WOW! I always wanted to learn that
The next day
Dravien: Here, a practice wood wand, I need you to cast Dexterity Other | on me
Gizza: Ok, here goes
Gizza tries to cast only for the wand to blow up
Gizza: Owwwwwww... that hurt
Dravien: Keep trying, have another wand and skill yourself up
After many more hours and broken wands later Dravien feels his Dexterity go up
Dravien: Hmm, you did quite well there, albeit burning off loads of runes. Time for you to learn some Blue Magic
Gizza: Why can't I train in Black Magic?
Dravien: You lack Wisdom and Intellect is why
Gizza: Oh... what about White?
Dravien: We'll get to that later, now make me a Copper Golem
Gizza tries. Much to the surprise of Dravien he makes it first time
Dravien: Impressive, you're doing quite well. Now, we are going on a mission
Gizza: Ohhhh what kind?
Dravien: I think you'll like it, it's like PK, but not
Gizza: Nice
They make their way into town and see Hibiki
Dravien: Ok here's what you do. Offer him some Damon ore, when he is still, use Magic Wall II
Gizza approaches Hibiki
Gizza: Uh... Hibiki?
Hibiki: What do you want n00b?
Gizza: I have some... Damon ore
Hibiki: Really? Put it on the floor and show me it
Gizza: Sure
Gizza quickly takes his wand and waves it about, closing Hibiki in a wall he cannot move out of
Hibiki: OH MY GOD YOU n00b WHEN YOU GO PK I'M GOING TO KILL YOU
Gizza runs off back to Dravien laughing
Dravien: Well done. Now, we have a LOT of training to do, focusing more on using the staff... and stealth
Gizza: This sounds pretty good heehee. Oh Dravien, I must ask, who was Chronolink?
Dravien: Chronolink taught a few people the ways of war and skills, he is an old master of mine. He taught people where to level, what to level on, what to carry, you name it he did it
Gizza: Wow, will I ever meet him?
Dravien: No, he disappeared one day, no one knows where but I think he'll return at some point
Gizza: He seems like a good person
Dravien: You wouldn't believe
The next day
Gizza: Why are we in the mountains
Dravien: This will be your toughest challenge yet
Gizza: What do I do?
Dravien: You are to wait in stealth, in these mountains for 2 days nad 2 nights, then return back to me
Gizza: But master I...
Dravien disappears before his eyes
Gizza: I hate it when he does that
So Gizza waited in the mountains, invisible
Three days later and Gizza finally returns
Dravien: Three days?
Gizza: I thought i'd push myself a bit more
Dravien: Excellent work. Now for the next part, then I think you might be ready
Gizza: What are we doing?
Dravien: Weapon training, and lots of
For the next week Dravien shows off his staff skills to Gizza. Gizza imitates his moves until he gets everything to perfect
precision skill
Dravien: I think you are about ready
Gizza: Really?
Dravien: Yes, really. Just one final thing to learn. PK
Gizza: YAYYYYYYYYYY
Dravien: To the PK alter
After a long journey through many sectors they finally reach it
Dravien: Touch it
Gizza touches the alter
Dravien: Good, now let's go kick some ass
They venture to Aelfgeft's land in stealth, where they see John and Sturm harrassing Aelf again
Dravien: Ok, i'll take Sturm, you watch me and do the same to John
Gizza: Ok
Dravien walks up to Sturm and beats him with his staff and watches his disappear back to his lifestone. John starts to hit Dravien but misses every hit. Before Dravien's eyes he sees John disappear back to his lifestone; and sees Gizza come from nowhere
Gizza: I GOT HIM I GOT HIM
Dravien: You did, I didn't evan land the killing blow. Ok lets gets back to our place and make some supplies
Back at their place Gizza is working on making some Hessite Armour, he is interupted by a loud crash and what seems like an explosion above ground
Dravien: What the?
Gizza: Let's see what it is
As they emerge they see what appears to be an airship crashed onto Aelfgeft's land. After a few minutes some figures emerge from the ship
Aelfgeft: Get off my lan.... ahhhhhhhhhhhh
Aelfgeft soon runs away
Chronolink: Dammit, we're stuck here until we repair the ship I guess
Rokhan: Stealth the ship, make sure we are undetected
Daegan: Hmmm.... this is our opportunity to have a bit of fun until we get to Phobos
THE END