Marine101: A Pirate101 AU

Episode 30: Hidden Dangers! Into Shining Fields

May 20, 1800 Shailand

Daniel was with Tracy as they walked down the path in the Shining Fields, this place had a dark feeling about it as they walked. Even though the place was pretty with the flowers all around don't be deceived, beauty can often hide dangers we cant see sometimes. Once they got there Gong-Niou was waiting for them to get started, and they had a lot of work to do out here. It wasn't going to be easy by the look of things for a moment, however sometimes you can manage in bad times.

|Oh great, you've both made it! This place is quite difficult to do if you don't have any help with you, the second in command is heavily guarded in his dojo my friends. We need to find some keys to get to his area, however I don't know where they are located sad to say. But don't fret I think we need to start at the very beginning, that means we have to do some fighting to find a map just to get to the keys. However let me warn you now these guys are those stupid ravens back in Wingdale, they are much smarter so we might only find the piece of the map. Yet were not going to get it if were just standing here, that were Daniel is going to come into play first right now. I saw some Jia-Chong Arrow Shooters down the road a bit, they are tough so you might want to be careful. Don't worry Tracy you will get some work in yourself, however let's give Daniel the first shot at these guys for the moment.| Daniel went off to find the Jia-Chong Arrow Shooters.

Walking down the path he felt a bit unsettled as he looked on, he felt someone was watching his every move. Just then an arrow landed right in front of him quickly, the arrow shooters were already out here waiting. This wasn't going to be fun for him right now, he better get started fighting these guys one by one. After a good thirty minutes he found a small piece of paper on them, he went back to Gong-Niou with a little bit of bad news for now. He wasn't kidding about how they weren't stupid when it comes to finding items on them, Gong-Niou now needs to do something different in order to find some clues out here. Once he got to him he knew it wasn't the news that they wanted, however at least they got something than nothing at all.

|Oh, Damn it! I could have sworn they would have the first piece of the map, however this is the top part of it. Well I guess we need to start by looking into that first dojo its states on the map, Daniel your friend Tracy shall do a mission while you are inside that dojo. Tracy I want you to go sneak into the ground where the guards are, try to find any clues you can get there. Once you do that come back to me I'll see what we can do, however we cant get nothing done with you standing there Daniel. Don't worry we'll be ok just come back to me and I might know what to do, be careful there might be danger in that dojo.| Daniel and Tracy went there separate ways.

Going to the dojo Daniel felt something wasn't right about this place, he felt it was a bit too easy how he got here. However he needed to get inside to see who was inside waiting for him. Once he got inside one of the henchmen were waiting for him, it was the dreaded Fong-Chao he might be guarding the first key. There was no time for him to think about this fight now, going into battle his brigade was quite up to the task. After a good twenty-five minutes he did find a key but no map. Heading back to Gong-Niou he gave him the key that he found in the dojo, Tracy came back with another piece of the map. Yet it was a small one so they have still have a lot of work to do.

|Well I guess were doing good for the start of things, although this isn't want I wanted were getting some progress. Now that we have the first key we can get to down to work on finding the second one, however it wont be as simple as you think the first one was my friends. I know for a fact that you two will have to split up this time around. Tracy already left the area to find some clues, now its your turn to find something that might bode useful to us. I was walking down the path for a little bit before you got up here to me and Tracy, I saw Hey-Ying Ravagers waking around another section. They are said to be viscous when it come to attacking people from about, so if I were you I would make sure you have a good brigade with you. I'm going up the road to the second key place, maybe Tracy might find the key hidden somewhere out here. However we wont make any progress if you just keep standing there, get going so you can fight some of those Hey-Ying Ravagers.| Daniel left the area to fight some Ravagers.

Daniel didn't enjoy fighting monsters again and again, however if they want to find anything he's going to have to get rough a bit. Once he found them they weren't going to be easy one bit, it looked like it was going to take a while from the looks of things. After a good forty minutes he found something of good use, going back to Gong-Niou he saw that the gate was already open. This meant that Tracy must have found the second key they were after, now he can access the second door they were near the second in command. Maybe this piece of paper might give the answers, so once he got to him Daniel gave him the best clue that they needed. Reading the paper he noticed a name at the bottom of it, once he read it he knew who they were supposed to get to now. They all headed to the third gate where the second in command is hiding, they got right down to business with finding the last key.

|Yes, you got the name Daniel! Mei-Chou-Baw is the warlord's second in command my friends now we've got him, however we still need the last key to unlock his gate. Daniel there is a hidden dojo not far from here, I bet that's where we might find the key. Its on the end of the path you wont miss it buddy, just be careful you never now what will jump out at you when you get there. I don't know what is in that dojo myself I haven't checked it out, but don't worry I'll assure you that everything will be ok. Just have your brigade with you when you go into battle my friend, whatever you find bring it back to me post hast. We needed it to help us unlock this gate in front of us, get going we don't have time to wait here!| Daniel left the area to find the hidden dojo.

Finding the dojo it looked a bit out of place with the flowers all around, however like I said before don't let the beautiful scenery fool you one bit. Once he got inside he found that there was a book on the ground, not only that he also found some fighter ready for him when he got there so he wasn't alone. So he seems to know that he's going to have to do some fighting, after a good thirty minutes he finally got the last key from the dojo not with out some scratches. Going back to Gong-Niou he unlocked the gate with simple ease to it, however the battle with Mel-Chou-Baw might be another story. Gong-Niou said not a word as they went into the place. The last dojo was large from the looks of it as Daniel entered the place, he saw Mel-Chou-Baw with many of his men preparing for a battle. This wasn't going to be easy for the second in command is said to be tough, so Daniel went in there knowing he might get a bruise or two. After an good hour he finally defeated Mal-Chou-Baw with a few cuts. Gong-Niou was happy that this place was finally freed from trouble, yet Daniel knew that his work wasn't done just yet.

|Thank you both for helping us dearly with the Shining Fields, now that this place is peaceful I can rest a bit easier knowing nothing will happen here. However your job my friend is not just yet I'm afraid, Steel Jack needs to be stop in order for us to finally get some peace out here. I heard some rumors that he was in the Blossom Villages in the other part of the world of Shailand, so why don't you start at the Hwan-Mong Outfields there is a village near there I heard. Corporal Steelsmith might help you with that place if you see him there, I know your close to Steel Jack now that the second in command is gone. The warlord is getting desperate now with Steel Jack getting tired of failures, yet we shouldn't think that this might be an easy victory. The path set for us is like the raging winds of faith, we never know who might try to stop us in our journey. Yet I wouldn't go venturing there right now boys, its night time the warlord might send men to deal with you quickly in those settings. Come there is a rest place at the entrance of the Shining Fields, at least you can rest off the hits you took in battle.| Daniel and Tracy left the area after a hard days work.

Patrick closed the book softly as he got his things ready, it was the weekend so his father was talking him to the marine academy to see how things work. What will happen to Daniel is yet to be determined, however waiting might revile more to us soon.