What? Me fulfilling a promise I made to you guys? Blasphemy! Madness! (Two updates in a row is GO.)
"The esper world... the esper world... the esper world..." *wavy lines*
There exist people in the esper world who are even more furry than Vargas.
And we play as one of them for this flashback! This is Maduin. His favourite anime character is Vegeta from DBZ. Say hello, Maduin!
"You don't say." What gate is this?
"Not too bad. I hear someone's trying to come through the gate, but whatever. How's it going with you?"
"I dunno. I hear someone's trying to come through it."
Eventually Maduin decided to actually head over to this mysterious "gate".
A human in the esper world! The horror!
I'm not kidding. This section could spawn horrible yiff-fanfiction.
"Oh, I'll help her rest... heh heh heh..."
Okay, I find that hard to believe because the door to the esper world is literally a massive doorway in a mountain range on one of the tallest summits. It's not the kind of thing that you just enter after a wrong turn at Albaquerque.
"Or are they? Heh heh heh...."
"Heh heh heh..."
Umm, why? She didn't ask for it. They just met. She's a member of a different species who wandered into their territory by, umm, "accident."
"I was wondering where that giant fucking doorway led to!"
"...BY ACCIDENT."
Gafgarion is a little impatient.
At least they're waiting politely outside.
"Yeah, I do. Where the fuck's my bandana?"
"If they're our only protection, we are so screwed..."
AHAHAHA RAD
Cocke: "Okay, so I could follow him if I wanted to, as he suggested..."
"But do I really want to be on the front lines?"
"Of course, if I hid behind him, he'd get angry..."
"I guess hiding here would be best."
AHNULD: "Cocke! Wake up! She's telling an important story."
Cocke: "zzzz...? Oh, crap. Sorry."
"I mean, last time this happened there was a war between our two races that nearly extinguished all life, but... damn, you're smoking hot!"
"...It probably wouldn't work very well anyway. Who knows if we even have compatible parts?"
Maduin wakes up later after a quiet, UNEVENTFUL sleep. He was just sleeping and nothing more you furry perverts.
Maduin: "Without a guide? Dude, someone was supposed to go with her!"
Esper: "Oh, come on, man! We were gonna miss Pokemon!"
"Heh! Like that's ever going to happen."
Madeline: "...Why wouldn't I want to go back? Everyone I've ever known and loved is there."
Skyyyrockets in flight! Afternoon deliiiight....!
They fly off into the distance, but a single speck of flying light stays behind from each of them.
...I believe it was supposed to be a metaphor.
Espers are very, very different from humans.
"Oh, don't worry, it turns out we ARE compatible after all, so- AUGH!"
"And I'm pretty sure they came through on purpose, too."
"Raping and pillaging ensued."
Saruman, you bastard!
This would be a hopeless attack... but Gestahl has amassed an army the likes of which the world has never seen.
"Why wouldn't she be?"
This seems familiar.
"...don't do it, Tellah!"
Maduin: "Oh, she's already sampled our power, if you know what I mean. Heh heh heh..."
Shocked at the comment, Madeline runs out crying.
"I'm not gonna get any for a while...
"
"I noticed. Thanks."
"Noooo! Tellah! Don't!"
Maduin: "It's too late. He's gone..."
Elder: "Actually, I haven't cast the spell yet."
Maduin: "I'M SORRY, I DON'T SPEAK DEAD PEOPLE-ESE"
And Gestahl has been thwarted forever! We'll never see him again!
Or at least, she would have...
...except her baby fell out of her pocket.
And from sheer shock...
Maduin let go of Madeline by accident.
Goddammit.
"I'll have to consider this for a great deal of time... heh heh heh...."
And then he slaps her into submission.
"And the rest, as they say, is history."
Cocke: "Wow. Riveting. I'm sure glad I stayed awake for this."
I guess we got Maduin's magicite at some point...?
Bitch learned a new ability! "Morph" allows her to change into Esper form for a bit, which gives her a massive boost to magic attack power.
The internet tubes are clogged with furry porn.
AHNULD: "I mean, that's how we solve all of our problems, right? That or by chainsaw."
Cocke: "Yeah, weren't Thou and You supposed to be guarding it? What the hell are you doing here?"
Airship acquired!
And from now on, the world is our oyster. I guess we should head for Narshe, maybe...?
EDIT: Oh, and we can change around our team again, if you want. Go ahead and vote. We've got everyone on Page 1 except Store, Kefka and Cecil.
...Because Cecil does not actually appear in this game. Sorry to burst your collective bubbles.