Proto:Shining Force II/Chapter 9

Polca
Bowie goes to the mayor.

The town rumbles!

What's wrong is that the entire town quakes violently, white light filling the area.

'As Bowie and co. head to the base of Mt. Volcano, a blue-haired boy walks in and quickly collapses. The beastman by the volcano's entrance calls for the mayor.'''

The mayor quickly inspects the boy.

'The mayor takes the boy to his house for rehabilitation. Bowie takes the force to the base of Mt. Volcano to advance the plot.'

Base of Mt. Volcano
'Peter spies a group of monsters at the top of the volcano's base. They're looking for something...'

'The monsters are looking at marks on the ground. They wonder if it's evidence of a battle against the birdmen of Bedoe.'

'They know that they're from Volcanon, but he's never attacked the birdmen before. The Evil Cloud (Read: Palette-swapped Gizmo) in the group quickly spots Bowie's gang.'

The Evil Cloud (Read: Presumptuous Gizmo) thinks they're Polca people.

'The Death Archer declares that they'll never return alive! And he's right, because all the monsters are summarily slaughtered.'

The blue-faced archer wonders how they're able to defeat devils.

The death archer dies dead by detonating.

Bedoe
'At the entrance to Bedoe, two birdmen keep guard. They're keen to Bowie's distinctly non-avian appearance.'

'The birdmen salute Sir Peter. Yes, Peter was knighted. The big yellow bird grasps on something strange.'

'Yep. Devils invaded Bedoe.'

'It happens. The devils broke through Volcanon's barrier, but he drove them back because, well, he's Volcanon.'

'The excitable birdmen fly off to the battlefield. Peter stops them, saying that they're already dead.'

Peter takes Bowie to see King Bedoe.

In the throne room, a guard captain is addressing her troops, Luke -- a named character so he must be important -- and King Bedoe.

'The guard captain thinks he came from Grans Island. She tells her forces to watch for another attack.'

'This is where Peter and Bowie walk in. Claude greets Peter, and King Bedoe asks Peter how his trip was.'

'Peter asks how he knows of Astral. Turns out the party took so long to get there that Luke had time to visit New Granseal.'

King Bedoe brings up the fact that the people of Granseal unleashed Zeon, who could very well destroy the world.

Peter's return might calm him down.

'Well, too bad, Volcanon's been waiting for Peter. King Bedoe asks Peter if he's taking Bowie along with him.'

King Bedoe acquiesces, and dismisses Peter.

Volcanon's Shrine
Peter approaches Volcanon, a massive phoenix with red eyes.

Peter had an interesting trip, so he says.

'Peter presents Bowie from Granseal. Volcanon's fury shakes the temple.'

The temple shakes again.

'More temple rumblings. Volcanon really likes doing this.'

Volcanon does his favorite party trick.

An earthquake swallows the ground and-- oh, it's Volcanon again.

Volcanon instructs Bowie to believe in the light of the jewel.

'Peter tries to talk to Volcanon again, but there's no response. Peter and Bowie decide to take on Zeon by themselves.'

And, finally, Peter properly joins the party.

Polca
The town's greeter is impressed that people made it through the Cave of Darkness.

This beastman envies the youth.

This beastman acts like a sign!

And this beastman's porridge is just right.

The only dwarf in this town makes the town's weapons.

On the left side of town, a poor turtle-thing has been flipped over.

'''Bowie helps flip him over by repeatedly tackling the creature. Then the turtle turns into a fairy.'''

'''Afterwards, the turtle is back in the same spot. Or is the fairy in disguise again? Was there ever a turtle in this town? Anyways, he's talking about something or other.'''

After the eruption, the mayor worries about the purple-haired lad.

The purple-haired boy is in a bad spot.

And then, the books.

Bedoe
'''The invading devils? This birdman doesn't think they were that bad.'''

This birdman by the bar soda fountain needs a nip of courage.

This particular birdwoman seems overprotective, but consider that invading devils are a common occurrence in this world.

The aforementioned caged bird sings of the wonders outside.

Now this is just tragic.

A birdman mocks Bowie's land-dwelling nature.

Books and book-like materials.

Volcanon's Shrine
Outside the shrine, a birdman outlines territorial boundaries.

The keeper of the phoenix legend speaks!

If "Yes" is selected:

If "No" is selected: