Oddworld: Jim's Exoddus

[Rich]

This is my new fic. It takes place after the other fic, so I suggest you read the first one first. Okay?

Introduction

Dear Glukkon Council,

It has come to our attention that there has been a problem with your weapons program.
It appears that Soulstorm Brewery was destroyed by Abe and an unknown group. The members of this unknown faction succeeded in escaping the structure after destroying ‘The Weapon’. To accomplish this task they must have discovered the way the Vykkers chip system works.
Further intelligence shows that the late Flax had invested in three chips. One of these, the largest was implanted in the weapon’s brain. The second has been traced to Flax’s body. The last one was trickier to locate. It has been implanted in a working class Scrubs brain. Taking everything into account we have traced this chip to the wilderness. The owner is no other than the leader of the anonymous grouping who sabotaged the Brewery.
This worries us. If news or rumours are spread on Mudos and the Khanzumers find out about your project it would seriously damage the economy. We would lose moolah, you would lose moolah. Oddworld would be in chaos and industry would falter. The Mudokons in the group we speak of are the only surviving witnesses of the weapons project. Therefore only these Mudokons would be responsible for this flow of information.
As the leader of this group has insider knowledge, the last remaining chip and proof that the project existed we have made a decision.
Abe is hardly a threat compared to what this group could reveal so this is our conclusion. The leader of this group, whoever it may be, is from here onwards: Oddworlds most wanted terrorist.
You must abolish this threat A.S.A.P to avoid an Industrial Holocaust. Use whatever means necessary to destroy these terrorists and save Oddworld.

Yours Sincerely,
Board of Chroniclers

[Rich]

Chapter 1

Greetings Friends, it’s me Jim. Allow me to continue my story as I recall the worst time of my life. It begins in the Monsaic lines where we lived then and still do now. My condition was worsening; I’d be spending weeks in bed as the chip dominated my brain. It should have been a happy time for my friends but they were worrying about me. I couldn’t blame them; I was unable to move thanks to the virus.
They however were not the only people on Oddworld worrying about me.
My brain sometimes gained information from the chip. It was part of the Vykker program that was built to make the user aware of things that it couldn’t see.
That time a large boardroom appeared in my mind. There were no sligs there, but there were Glukkons, they were all dressed like Glockstars. In the centre was a humungous body with pipes coming from it.
I guessed it was Maggie. Nearby stood a few Vykkers, and with them an Intern. It was half asleep but held a piece of paper with writing on it.
They all looked grim.
“See what you have done my children!” shrieked Maggie.
“It wasn’t us, it was that idiot Flax, he tried to take over the program!” yelled back one of the Glukkons.
Maggie turned to the Vykkers almost squashing them with her immense body.
“If you hadn’t supplied them with that technology you fools!” she screamed.

“It vasn’t our fault, miss” said one
“No ve just supply them vith it!” said another.
“Listen, just shut up. We have already deployed our Slig Army. Once they kill the witnesses and get the chip we will be safe!” said a Gluk

“Sligs are not to be twusted with such a pwecious item!” spoke up a Vykker.
“No but they are expendable, we have an unlimited supply of them and if they are bad Skillya eats turns them into food” answered a Gluk.
“If Skillya interrogates them we’re screwed, she won’t sell us anymore if she finds out” said Maggie
“All we have to do is make sure that the news doesn’t get into the big city,” said another Gluk.

The Intern handed the paper to a Vykker.

“You Glukkons are useless, ve should be in charge!”

The Glukkons began to murmur and yell and quarrel.
“How dare you!” yelled Maggie “Pass me that letter!”
“No I vill keep it!”
“You’ve pushed me too far!” she cried

She put her hand down onto him. He was squashed all over the podium. She grabbed the letter from his corpse.

“This is a lesson for all of you!” she said as a crane like object lifted her huge body up.
“Hurry up we’re leaving!” she yelled at the Shrinks that were suspended nearby.

The image faded from my head as she left the boardroom.

I sighed and closed my eyes. I was so unprepared for the danger that was coming…

[Rich]

This was a while coming as I found it boring to write...

Chapter 2

“Jim wake up” Called Nat.
“He’s only slept a few hours” Said Leo.

They were standing near my bed shaking me. I sat up and looked at them.

“We’ve got you some food” They said.

I held out my hand and smiled at them. I couldn’t speak then, or walk. I felt like I had lived in the same room for years. Obviously we had only lived in the lines for a few weeks but when you’re trapped in a room all day unable to move around it seems like forever.
We lived in a small village under the ground; it was a vast cave but brilliantly lit. Huts were built on the cavern floor. It was like a normal village but under the ground. About fifty of us lived there with no worries. Bigface and Abe would visit us every now and then.

They chatted as I ate the food. I wished I could have told them what I had seen in my head. The slig armies would be after us soon. I tried to speak but only mumbled.
They both looked at me.
“What’s wrong?” asked Nat.
I mumbled again.
“It’s no hope, it’s worse than Intern speak” said Dac entering the room.
“Where’ve you been?” asked Leo.
“Nowhere…”
“You’ve been spying on Bigface again haven’t you!” said Nat.
“I can’t help it, I must know what goes on where he goes!”

Ben walked in.
“All right my Brothers!” he yelled as he walked to my bedside.
“How are you chief?” He asked.
I mumbled and nodded my head.

“He’ll live,” said Scar-eye entering the hut.
“How do you know?” asked Ash who followed him.
“Because he’s like that being who he is, you know…”

Leo spoke up again. “Why? What exactly is Jim?”

“Odd, you missed a lot of neat stuff in the brewery” said Dac.
“You’re talking about Ice aren’t you” said Nat.
“Don’t remind me of him, he gives me the creeps!” said Leo.
“Best thing Jim did, kill him” said Ash.

I was about to mumble but Scar-eye cut in.
“I’ll have you remember that it was me who killed him, although it was a kind of a joint effort”.

“Fools!” said Ben.
“I came to say that Abe is returning to the sanctum soon, you should bring Jim up to see him. I heard that Bigface and Abe have been joining powers to heal Jim!”

They began chatting about this miracle cure. Nothing much else happened then.
Ben and Scar-eye lived in a different village to the rest of us. They were closer to the surface of the lines. They would even bring tea and other things for me to have.
I still lay silent for a few days but it wouldn’t be long until my new adventure began…

This shall get better, just wait till the sligs come running!

[Rich]

I am not going to beg for replies. However, if you do like the fic after reading it please give me feedback. Thanks.

Chapter 3

It was the day of Abe’s return. A lot of Mudokons had turned up in the Sanctum to see him. Our group stood in a clearing in the crowd. I was sitting in a wheelchair that Scar-eye, Nat and Leo had made for me. I had used the tiny bit of strength I had left to move the chair and myself from our village of Miros to the large hall. Bigface was already on the stage and everyone was awaiting Abe’s arrival.
“He’ll be here soon!” exclaimed Ash.
I mumbled in agreement, I couldn’t believe that several weeks ago I had met Abe when he was in the Brewery.

Bigface spoke up and the Muds suddenly quietened down. He spoke about how Abe would soon be there and how he was the saviour of the Mudokons. The Shamans circle was present as well. They were part of his plan to heal me. I was supposed to meet Abe and Bigface at Bigface’s cave after the Muds had all returned to their villages. The Scrabs and Paramites were also there looking proud and majestic. All the Mudokons were concentrating on the stage.

My head suddenly buzzed. I looked around and then an image flashed before my eyes. A group of Sligs were sneaking through some caves. Then I noticed something. They were in Miros and they were looking for me. I remembered the Boardroom image.

I desperately wanted to say something to my friends or indeed anyone in the room but I couldn’t speak. They were all still looking eagerly at the stage.
None of them except me were to know that lots of shadowy figures were entering the room through the many tunnels.
Abe and myself in one go. I thought. The two most wanted terrorists on Mudos.

Suddenly a cheer rung out. I looked up to see a group of birds coming together near Bigface. A blinding light shone as they touched and then Abe fell from the portal.

“It’s Abe!” yelled the exited crowd.

Abe waved back to them.
There was suddenly a lot of talking again. An image flashed of a gun being pointed and a green finger sliding over the trigger.
I closed my eyes but the image remained. The gunshot rang out and there was a loud gasp from the Mudokons. I opened my eyes to see that one of the Sacred Scrabs had been shot dead.
A Slig walked into an opening in the crowd.

“Odd damn it, I always was a shit Marksman!” It said.

“Search the area!” yelled another.

About twenty more followed. I began to sweat.

“Jim, get out of the sanctum!” Said Rob inside my head.

I saw Bigface and Abe in the corner of my eye they were leaving through a doorway that led to the Shaman’s circle chapel.

“Jim! Go!” He said again.

“Do it, ya idiot!” Said Ice in the depths of my mind.

So I began to wheel myself quickly after Abe and Bigface. The others followed.
“Jim! Where are you going?” whispered Leo.

I was close to the door, I was through the door.
We had made it out of the Sanctum and no Sligs had seen us. However they would be after us as they hadn’t found me…

[Rich]

Chapter 4

“Where are you going?” asked a bemused Dac.
I pointed down the tunnel. Abe and Bigface had noticed us and were waiting.
We reached them and they greeted us, I kept anxiously looking back where we had come from.
“Hello, nice to meet you again buddy!” said Abe holding out his hand.
I shook it and nodded back to him.

“Jim, this place is no longer safe for you” Said Bigface.
Scar-eye looked at me. “These Party-poopers are after you?”

I nodded.

“There is no time for idle chat, you must leave at once!” Said Bigface.
“What exactly do you have in mind?” asked Ash.

“Come!” Gestured Bigface. “The Shamans are ready, we shall use all of our combined powers to restore some strength to you”

We entered a circular room. A circle of Shamans stood on a large symbol drawn in the dirt.
“Go” said Abe pointing to the space in the middle. A bird portal was in the corner.

I wheeled myself over to where he was pointing. Abe and Bigface joined the circle. My friends stood near the doorway watching.

The Muds in the circle began to chant. As they chanted a lot of spirit energy was released into the air. It all seemed to be flowing into me. Some of the Muds were looking tired and in a lot of pain. I felt their life rushing through me. Suddenly they stopped. The force created by the mass of spirit energy threw me out of my wheelchair. I banged my head off a rock.

“Owww, what was that for?” I exclaimed.
Then I realised what I had done. I had spoken. I climbed to my feet and took a few steps. I was feeling great.
“Thanks guys!” I laughed as they also climbed to their feet.

Bigface limped towards me. “You are now living off our energy, do not take your life for granted. The Virus will slowly destroy the new energy you have got. Use it well; maybe you should go to the nearest Magog City to seek a possible solution. Please though, do not return here for a while, it isn’t safe”

Sligs were mumbling further down the entrance tunnel.
“Quickly go now!” Said Abe.
“Good look my friend!” said Bigface as he began to chant.

The Shamans, Bigface and Abe all jumped through the Portal and were gone. My friends looked at me and I smiled back. My adventure had begun again…

[Rich]

Chapter 5

“Quick run!” said Ben, as the Sligs got closer.
I ran through the door the led to the tunnel out. They all followed me. The Sligs could hear us and began to run as well.

The tunnel was leading up and round. It probably led to the surface. I was tired, I hadn’t moved for weeks and my body was stiff.
Scar-eye helped me up the tunnel whilst Nat ran up ahead. We soon reached the surface. We were in an Elum Pen. Ben began moving large feeders and other things to block the tunnel entrance. Slig Bullets were on the floor. Dead Elum were everywhere. I sat on a pile of hay gasping for breath.

“How are you doing?” asked Ash.
“Okay” I answered.

The others were blocking the tunnel. I had a sudden thought. Why were they following me, they would probably end up dead as would I. I had no idea what to do.
I felt like I must leave them. I stood up and walked round a corner. There was another Elum Pen in front of me.
I entered it. All the Elum were alive. There were seven of them. I looked at the first one I came to. It’s nametag read ‘Bill’.

I mounted it out of my desire to leave my friends. They deserved to live a happy life; I would search for a solution myself. I pulled on the reigns and Bill bolted out of the door. Of course having lived in Slavery all my life I had never ridden an Elum before in my life. I fell off a few meters from the Pen.

“Jim!” Cried Dac
“What’re you doing?” yelled Nat.

I clambered to my feet. It was time to tell them.

“Listen Guys, I love you all as my Brothers but I got myself into this mess and I shall have to solve it. I don’t want you to come with me, you might die. Besides they are after me. After my chip. They want to dispose of me and get rid of the evidence” I sighed.

“I disagree,” Said Scar-eye. “We were all in this together, apart from Leo but he knows the story as well. We are all wanted. We all have the information and we shall solve this together”

“I don’t know,” I said. “I feel that you are following me needlessly”

“Jim! Do not worry. Your friends are making a honourable decision and are doing the right thing. Please be happy…” Said Rob.

I sighed again. “Do as you will”

They ran to the Elum Pen and emerged later with five Elum.
“We leave first thing in the morning” Called Ben.

I was relieved that they were coming because they wanted to free themselves of the Glukkons as well.
I thought about many things as I drifted into an uneasy sleep…

[Rich]

If you read this PLEASE reply anything is welcome, anything at all. Questions, Flames, Critics anything!

Chapter 6

I had a strange dream that night. I lot of strange white ghostly shapes seemed to bustle around in a large place. They were surrounded by huge up pointing shadows. I presumed it to be a city. The shadows were buildings and the shapes that I couldn’t make out I presumed to be Khanzumerz, Sligs, Glukkons, Chroniclers, Shrivellers and other industrial city folk.
They continued to move around until my view of the strange place moved and singled out one lone being. It was of course, impossible to make out who or what it was.

Of course, as these things go I was abruptly awoken before anything worthwhile happened in the dream.
It appeared to be in the middle of the night.
“Jim! Are you awake?” said a frantic Ben.
“Yes” I said rubbing my eyes.
“Well come on then!” He said dragging me out of the Elum pen and round the corner.
Everyone else was already there.

“What’s wrong?” I asked, scratching my head.
“They’re coming, …” said Scar-eye.
“Who is?” I asked.

Before any of them could answer my question an image from the chip flashed into my mind. A whole army of Sligs were marching through the Lines. Big Bro’s, flying, Normal, some in tanks but they were all equipped with lots of powerful weaponry. They had come for me.

“Jim! Don’t worry about your friends. They are an inevitable part of your story. The Magog are after all of you now. There is no turning back. Just get out of there now!” Said Rob.

“Lets go!” I cheered.

We mounted the Elum we had found. Scar-eye was on one with Ash. Ben and Nat were on another. Dac had one to himself, as did Leo.
I mounted Bill. Bill and me would go through a lot by the time my story was over.

“We all ready?” yelled Ben.
“Yes!” We all yelled back.
“Lets go then!” Said Scar-eye.

He and Ben raced forward on their Elum.

“Hang on!” cried Dac.
“We don’t even know where we’re going!” said Leo.
“Where exactly are we going?” asked Nat.

I spoke for Ben and Scar-eye.
“To the nearest Magog City”

“And where’s that?” asked Ash.

Scar-eye stepped forward in front of us all.
“It’s a big City. In fact it’s one of the largest and most dangerous cities on Mudos. Syclonia.”

“What do you mean dangerous?” asked Nat.

“Big businesses, Back stabbing Glukkons, Evil money grabbing Chroniclers, Several street gangs. It’s not a nice place to be out at night but the Industrialists thrive there,” He answered.

I somehow knew then that Syclonia was the place I would find some answers for my problems. And find a lot of new problems as well.

“Syclonia is south of the Lines. It’s quite a journey, It’ll take a few days.” Said Scar-eye.
We began to ride away from the lines. I waved goodbye to caves, as did the others except Ben and Scar-eye.
A lot of moons were in the sky. The biggest was the Mudokon Paw one. I held up my paw and smiled. Some of the others held up their paws as well.

“Magog Cartel better look out, eh!” I laughed.
The others nodded and chatted away but my mind wandered back to the ghostly figure and I wondered what it could all mean…

[kleeng]

I havent started reading Jim's exodus jet, but i have read Jim's oddesy and I realy liked that so im gona start reading tonight.

[Rich]

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