The Gem Quest

...who will gain the ultimate prize?

�������I was once a peasant farmer that earned about five thousand credits a year and half that came from my sisters with the unmentionable occupation. When a man came to me and offered me one-hundred thousand credits for the land, how could I resist? I sold and used the money to buy a nice little home in the fortress city Chi-Town and citizenship. At least there we could earn a better living, eat healthier and we were safe. So we thought.

�������One day when I was on my way to the store (Uncle Piggly's Anti-D-bee store, I'm the manager) I was stopped by a coalition soldier looking for a d-bee that snuck into the city and was possibly going to take "innocent coalition lives." He showed me a rough sketch. The guy was ugly! A big scar going from his chin to his forehead up the right side of his face and he didn't seem to have any nose! I told the soldier that I hadn't seen him before, and went on my way.

�������Just outside of Uncle Piggly's a man stopped me. "Do you work here?" He asked. "Yes, I do. Why do you ask?" I said as calmly as possible because this guy was about twice my size(literally) and wasn't showing his face.
"Do you hate d-bee's?" He asked with interest.
"Well, I don't really hate them. I just don't like them going around thinking they own the planet," I responded with dignity.
"So it's better that humans think they own the world?" This question confused the hell out of me.
"Um...well...that is to say...um..." I mumbled.
"I didn't think you could answer. Here's a tip. If you see a little ant man, give him the finger and he'll give you a reward." And then he started walking away.
"What does that mean?" I asked to try and get rid of my confusion. "You'll see," he replied and when he turned to say that I caught a glimpse of the huge scar going from his chin to his forehead. I should have shouted out for a soldier, but for some reason I didn't. Probally the thought of the creature tearing me in half before he gets taken out stopped me from yelling for help.

�������I went to work and eight hours later I started my way home, hoping I didn't see that monster again, or the little ant man he mentioned, what ever it was. I hopped into the elevator to get to my level and that's where I saw it. There was a little ant man in corner of the elevator. I didn't see it until after the door had shut, it was so small. It must not be even a foot tall. Then it started yelling at me.

�������"Hey! What do you think your doing!" he demanded from me. "Um...using the elevator." I responded stupidly.
"You mean my elevator?" he corrected me in a mightier than thou tone.
"It's the cities elevator, not yours," I tried to make up for the last thing I said. It didn't work.
"It's my elevator! See! MY name is written on the door!" he pointed out the name, heplor, scratched on the door.
"Anyone could have done that, doesn't make it your elevator," I said, not knowing how not believing a d-bee can really them piss off.
"What!!! Only I could have done that if it was my elevator!" He screeched at me. I think it was a he. I wasn't sure.
"But it's not your elevator," I responded very snottily.

�������This pissed him off and that's when it happened. I had reached my floor and the door opened. The little ant-man ushered me off the elevator and said, "I hope you never ride on Heplor elevator express again you little piece of crap." That's when I turned around quickly and gave him the finger, not knowing what it really meant. The creature chuckled stepped off the elevator, and started walking toward me. I don't know why but I was scared out of my mind! I started running away, down the corridor trying to make it to my place.

�������I ran and I ran until I made to my front door. "I made it," I chuckled to myself as I opened the door. I would have gasped in terror at what I saw inside but I was too out of breath. Instead, I just passed out, hoping I wouldn't have to deal with it. Unfortunately, it had other plans. It was the huge d-bee that had confused me in front of Uncle Piggly's. He must have brought me inside because when I woke up I was on my couch, with a cup of coffee next to me.

�������I got up and all I saw was a small, computer-chip-like, thing on my coffee table. I picked it up and suddenly I was in a black room with a lot of other people, and I was ready to mess myself. Not only had I gone through a moment of extreme terror, now I was standing next to people (well, some were people) that were armed to the teeth with weapons. Others were so big and strong they were their own power armor. And then I saw both of them. Two beautiful young women with amazing figures and at that moment, I was standing, trying to look like I belonged there. One of the beautiful women, who I noticed was an elf, started speaking to all of us in her sweet melodic voice.

�������"You people are here for one purpose, and one purpose only. To take part in a quest like no other. You each will be given an element to represent and your appropriate element weapons. You will also be given several teleportation chips, an inventory screen, and a reason to go on living."

�������Some jack-ass yelled out, "do we get milk and cookies too?" She walked over to them, smiled and said, if your good you'll get your milk and cookies. The jack-ass looked confused as hell, and I doubt he wanted to be there anymore. Suddenly a small bag appeared in all of our hands and so did a computer screen. The screen was what caught my attention. It was flat, and didn't have a keyboard or anything to speak into.

�������This quest you will partake on is of immense opportunity for all of you. You quest is to locate gems through-out six dimensions. Each gem has different powers that it has or it can bestow upon you. When certain gems are collected they will form into either a weapon or an armor. These items are of incredible power and some are as powerful as your civilizations most powerful weapons or fortresses. These gems can offer riches, power, and megaversal fame. You will not be without friends on this quest. There are two factions. Good and evil. Some of you will represent the good elements and some will represent the bad ones, but all will quest.

�������You will be sent back now. If you are wise you will continue on the gem quest. If you are not, hope that whatever deity you worship has mercy on you if the winner is evil or good. For the evil will destroy the good and the good shall destroy the evil. Quest not only for these gems, but also for the boundaries of your own being. After that I was suddenly in my place again on my couch. I hoped so much that it was just a dream. Then I brought my hand up to wipe my forehead and realized I was still holding the computer screen I had received. "Oh crap," was all I could manage to say.

�������Then suddenly a gun and an item appear on my coffee table. The gun was red and the item was, well, a pancake. I picked up the gun and it was as light as a feather, and it had no place to put a cartridge. The pancake, I realized was more like a frisbee, because it was hard and looked like it could be thrown easily. I tried out the pancake by throwing it at my wall. It glided as if it were an angel going across the sky. Then it hit my wall and stuck into it. I pulled it out and put it in a drawer so no one would accidentaly play with it. It's not as if I'll need it for anything. I'm not going on this quest! This is their problem, if they want me they will have to kick down my door and take me away kicking and screaming.

�������Right after I said that, the door flew open as someone kicked it in. Then I saw it was the same scarred guy that had scared me before. He ran over to me at such a speed I thought would be impossible for a creature of his size. He grabbed me, all the stuff I gotten from that, beautiful, beautiful, elf woman that had the loveliest, I mean...*clears throat*... then he asked me where the thing besides the gun was at. I don't know what possessed me, but I told him it was in my drawer!

�������Then he said, "we have some work to do buddy. No time to rest!" and then he teleported us out of there. We reappeared in a cave that was all lit up but there were no candles, torches, lamps, or sunlight. The big scarred one turned to me and said, "your in training now, so you can be in tip-top shape for this quest. And I'm going to train you!" At that moment I had never been so scared. I wet myself.

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