Chapter 1 ~~~Rough Start~~~

~~Colette~~

It was a little after 10 when Colette managed to slip out of Meltokio. She knew it wouldn't be an easy trip to get to Izoold, but it was her destination. A quiet city by the ocean was the perfect place for her to get away and reflect on her life and the consequences of her actions. Luckily for her, she knew that a ferry was departing from the pier next to the Grand Tethe'alla Bridge and would be passing near Iselia.

"If I time it right, I could simply fly off the boat towards Iselia without much difficulty. Then I could travel on foot and by air across the dessert until I reach the Ossa Trail. By then, getting to Izoold shouldn't be much of a problem," Colette though aloud.

With that much said she headed towards the Grand Tethe'alla Bridge.

~~Lloyd and Sheena~~

Lloyd woke up as the light fell through the window onto his face. As he stirred, we woke Sheena as well. Both looked at each other happily and began to get out of bed.

"Morning. How did you sleep?" Sheena mused.

"I slept pretty good. So what are the plans for today?" Lloyd responded.

"We are only going to be here a few days so we should try to do as much as possible," Sheena said. "I was thinking that after breakfast and a shower, we could head down to the beach."

"Breakfast sounds great, but why shower now if we are going to get all salty from the ocean? There really isn't a point to shower twice, so why not just shower after the beach," Lloyd replied.

Sheena laughed as she got out of bed and rummaged through her belongs for her bathing suit.

"Yeah I guess you are right. I'll be right back, I'm going to change," Sheena said as she walked towards the bathroom.

Lloyd went through his stuff looking for his trunks as Sheena walked away. I almost no time at all he was finished getting ready and was waiting for Sheena, who seemed to be taking forever to change. He closed his eyes as he lay on the bed waiting for his wife, but immediately opened them when he began thinking of Colette. Just as the memories of his first trip to Altimira with Colette began to flood his thoughts, he heard the door to the restroom open. He looked and saw Sheena emerge from the restroom wearing what looked like a brand new bathing suit. She had also fixed her hair and did her makeup. She noticed that Lloyd was staring at her with a certain look in his eyes that she couldn't tell what it meant.

"Do you like it? I bought it a few days ago," Sheena asked.

"Yeah, it looks great on you. Just one question. Why did you put on makeup if we are going to the beach? Won't it just get messed up?" Lloyd asked with a confused face.

"Don't be silly. I know that. I put on makeup so that I would look nice during breakfast," Sheena replied.

Lloyd put his arms around her and laughed. She smiled and kissed him before getting a few more things from the room. And with that they headed out to go find something to eat.

~~Colette~~

The rising sun made illuminated the trail left by her tears as its rays passed over her face. She knew it wouldn't be too long until the ferry would depart, but she hadn't seen a single person around ever since she arrived at the pier. Considering that it would depart soon, this was very strange. She didn't sleep all night in hopes that she would catch one of the ferry-workers. Actually she knew she didn't sleep because closing her eyes brought back painful memories of when she was with Lloyd: of times she could never have again.

After looking around a little more, she heard the ferry start up. As she quickly turned in its direction, she noticed that it had begun moving.

"Oh no, wait! I wanted to know if I could board!" Colette screamed as she ran after it. "Please, wait! Hello? Oh shoot!"

She knew it was no use; she would just have to sneak on board. At the rate it was going it wouldn't be too hard to fly and catch up to it. But if she were caught flying then they would instantly recognize her as the chosen and she might as well give up sneaking away. As she slowly crept along side it, it began to move faster and she struggled to keep up with it. But eventually she managed to get on board—with a classic Colette stumble that is. Immediately after she fell onto the deck, she heard something rushing up from below.

"A stowaway I see. We don't like stowaways here," a strange looking man with a deep voice firmly said.

"Oh no. I'm sorry but I didn't mean to stow away. I was waiting at the pier all night but I didn't see anyone so I thought if I waited on board I would be able to talk to a ferry-worker, but the ferry started moving before I saw anyone," Colette half-lied.

"HAHAHAHAHA, I'm just kidding little lady. We are a simple supply ferry so we don't usually expect people asking to tag along. But we welcome the extra company, especially considering that you are already on board. By the way, my name is John," the ferry-worker said.

"Nice to meet you John. My name is Co-… I'm Kate. How much would you say a ride is?" Colette asked.

"Nonsense Kate, you don't have to pay. As long as you're going the same way as us, it's fine. We are making a short stop near Iselia, but we plan to dock near Triet to deliver some supplies. The harsh weather is making it difficult for the people living there," John replied.

"Triet? Oh, good. I'm headed there too. I'm studying in an area near the Ossa Trial," Colette lied again.

"Well then, you are quite the lucky lady making on here just in time. If you follow me down, there are a few more crewmembers that are preparing breakfast. Come and join us," John said as he walked below the deck.

"Thank you so much," Colette said as she followed the man who would help her reach her new life.

A/N: Okay, so a few days turned into a really long time. D: so sorry. Anyways, here is the first chapter to the final installment. I think I have everything thought out so I will try to have it done as soon as I can. (I'm not giving it and actual time frame because you know how I am.) Thanks for reading.