Springtime is in its prime. Seven months have passed since the four great companions led by the Hero destroyed the Lord of Darkness Rhapthorne. It was also six months since the Hero discovered his past and passed the Dragovian Trials with flying colors.
It has also been only one month since the wedding that almost damned the Princess of Theed to marrying the massive abomination known as Prince Charmles. So he was thrice a hero -- for saving the world, saving the dragovian race, and saving the princess! And this group desperately needed their break. As it was still Spring, it was decided that this would be known as the Spring Break!
Seven people; The Hero, Medea, Yangus, Red, Jessica, Angelo, and King Trode, were in a great galleon, making their way to the island of Empycchu, to attend a great music festival. Just as they had landed in the valley below, and they made their way toward the town, they crossed the old Godbird's Eyrie.
“Hold on a moment, guv’ner!” Yangus interrupted. “I think I see the shadow of a bird, without the bloody bird being ‘ere!”
”How could that be?” Jessica inquired. “Ramia left our world after Rhapthorne was defeated!”
”Well that could be …” Yangus replied, “But look at that shadow! There’s nothing attached to it!”
”Our uncouth friend is right!” King Trode agreed. “Perhaps we should follow the shadow like we did before! Hopefully it wont lead to that dreadful shadow world this time …”
As the party followed the shadow through the plains and through the brush, the shadow disappeared, and a brilliant light of multicolored composition appeared. The group jumped into the portal, not knowing for sure what would be on the other side.
“COR BLIMEY!” Yangus exclaimed. “This place – the colors look all strange! And this beach! Where are we, I wonder?”
“Hey look…” Angelo began. “I recognize the characters on this sign. Haaaawai’i. Hawai’i, eh? There seems to be a very nice breeze here. Hey look over there! The builds are so very tall!”
”And look there, by the mountain!” Medea exclaimed, as she took the Hero’s arm. “The sun is rising! What a romantic place the Godbird has chosen for us to have our vacation!”
As the merry party of seven strolled along the beach, and in the streets beyond, Angelo asked, “So what do you think we should do first?” The Hero opened his mouth, but before he could utter a word – “Look, love!” Medea exclaimed, pointing to a jewelry store. She grabbed the Hero’s arm, and dragged him inside with a sprint. “Hehehe” Yangus chortled. “TIFFANY, eh? Funny name for a jewelry store. Poor guv!”
“Look at this, Yangus!” announced Red. “’Surfboards’. These look like fun. I think we have to pay, though. Do you have any gold on you?”
“Sure I do!” Yangus replied, opening his bag, and grabbing several coins. They gave the surfboard rental man some gold coins, as the man stared with his mouth gaping wide open at the cel-shaded gold coins from the world of the Hero.
“So …” Angelo broke the silence with. “It’s just us three, now –“
“I think I’ll just enjoy the sun for a while” Jessica interjected, already in her magic bikini and grabbing a beach towel from the group’s pack. “And I think I’ll get my feet wet in this nice beach here” King Trode decided. “It’s times like these that I wish that Trodain was in the tropics!”
“Fine. I think I’ll get to know some of these people of the world of … Hawai’i” Angelo said. As Angelo strolled across the beach, he espied three young ladies approaching. “Excellent!” Angelo thought to himself. “Now it’s time to see if my charm works in other worlds!” Angelo posed, and flashed the young ladies his ‘Magnum Look’. “Good day, ladies! I am called ‘Angelo’ and who might you be?”
The three ladies stopped in their tracks. They stared at Angelo with wide eyes, stopping only to look at each other in awe and shock. “Aww, come on!” Angelo cooed. “I wont bite! Why don’t we talk together and enjoy the sce—“
“HONTO!” The ladies interrupted in unison. “Doragon Kuwesto! DORAGON KUWESTO!” They shouted. Suddenly, several more sun worshippers were awaken from their reverie. “Doragon Kuwesto???” some men asked in surprise. “Dragon Quest?” a lone surfer boy softly inquired.
“ANGELO-SAMA! ANGELO-SAMA!” The original ladies yelled in joyful exclamation.
Angelo was shocked, and quite honestly, a bit nervous. “So … you’ve heard of my adventures eh?” He asked, looking around to see that he was surrounded by a mob of wide-eyed spectators, chanting “Angelo!” or “Angelo-chan!” or “Angelo-sama!”
“It’s quite nice that you know me so very well – HEY LOOK OVER THERE! It’s Morrie Mozzarella!” As the mob all turned around in unison looking at where Angelo was pointing, Angelo leapt high into the air, executing a somersault, then making a beeline for the portal.
As he was almost at the portal location, he saw King Trode, Jessica, The Hero, and Medea all running toward the portal, as well, each having a legion of fans running close behind them.
“My word, what happened to Yangus and Red?” King Trode asked in a concerned tone.
Just as the King asked that question, two surfboards washed onto the shore, with Yangus and Red close behind. “Cor Blimey, we wiped out, and then some swimmers started chasing us yelling our names!”
“It’s all right now, Yangus, let’s get out of here for now!” Jessica replied.
With that, the party jumped into the portal together, and found themselves back on Empycchu Island, and the portal closed safely behind them. “Well, that was mysterious!” Angelo mused. “How the Goddess did they know who we were?”
“That’s a good question …” Jessica replied, “But at least they were happy to see us. Maybe if we come back again, they’ll get over their excitement.”
“Hopefully …” Medea contributed. “That was a pretty place, that ‘Hawaii’. Let’s make sure we all arrived safely. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight – eight? There were only seven of us to begin with!”
“SUGOI DESU YO! DORAGON KUWESTO!”
“Cor. Blimey …”