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Star Ocean Till the end of time
Reunion
Chapter 1: Fayt's Letter.
Sophia stared out of the window of her dorm room and unsurprisingly it was raining, it had been for the last couple of days but she didn't mind as it matched her mood.
It had been two years since the adventure in 4D space, two years since she'd seen Maria, Cliff, Mirage and the others and two years since she'd heard from Fayt. When the group parted company Nel, Adray and Roger had headed home to Elicoor II whilst Albel had signed up with Cliff and Maria as part of Quark
"The war's back home is over, there's nothing for me back there" Albel had said before asking Maria to take him on.
Sophia had returned to Earth with Fayt (making a small detour at Moonbase to drop off Peppita) but it wasn't like it had been before, Fayt couldn't seem to slip back into his old life like she did, he was restless and withdrawn and affected both his school work and his relationships with his friends. Sophia sighed as she walked over to her desk, amongst all the text books, term papers and odd bits of scrap paper was an envelope which contained the last thing she had of him, the letter he'd written before he'd disappeared.
Dear Sophia
If you've not already sussed out from this seeing this letter attached to your door, I'm not going to be around anymore. I've doing a lot of thinking and have come to this conclusion I can no longer stay, I apologize if this causes you any distress but the destruction gene still lies within me thanks to my fathers experiment, though he meant well he probably didn't foresee what kind of life we would have after the war with the creator, but because of his tampering I can never have normal life. You have been my friend since I can remember and I can never express how much it means to me.
If you should ever see the others again please pass these messages on.
Tell that great knucklehead Cliff he is arrogant and egocentric and I wouldn't have him any other way.
Tell iron willed Maria that she is a great leader and an incredible woman who I'm sure no man could resist.
Tell ever obedient Mirage that I admire her coolness and level headedness andher uncanny ability to kick serious ass when she needs to.
Tell energetic Peppita that without her humour and good nature we might never have got through some pretty dark times.
Tell Roger that I enjoyed his company and I'm sure one day he'll be a great leader.
Tell Adray that his experience and wisdom were a great help on our quest.
Tell kind hearted Nel that she has a special place in my heart and I'm sure she'll meetsomeone who can give her the love and affection she deserves.
And finally tell honourable Albel that he is one of the greatest friends I gained during our adventure and can think no I'd rather have to help me get out of trouble.
Tell them that their friendship is always carried in my heart where ever I go and is treasured higher then any amount of money or precious gem.
There are questions that I need answers to and I won't find them by hanging around here and so I must go out into the universe and find them myself and even though it pains me to do so this journey is to dangerous for you to take with me. I don't know if you'll ever see me again but please don't waste your tears worrying about me.
All my love
Fayt Leingod
Sophia sighed as she put the letter back in the envelope, opened the desk draw and placed the letter inside.
Three months after returning to Earth she found the letter tapped to her door and the second she'd finished reading it hurried over to Fayt's room only to find people crowding around his room and signs pasted along the walls saying 'FREE STUFF', by the time she managed to get inside the room had been mostly ransacked, all Fayt's posters had been taken off the wall, all his CD's were gone along with his stereo and CD player, a lot of his clothes were missing, books and magazines had been taken, his laptop was gone and even his bed linen had been claimed. She salvaged what she could and reported Fayt's disappearance to the local authorities and when they turned up with nothing she got in contact with Maria in hopes of finding answers.
Sophia sat down at the desk as she remembered informing Maria about Fayt, the conversation they'd had to this day still echoed in her mind.
Flashback: Two years ago.
Sophia it's been a while> Maria said in a cheerful voice What can I do for you>
"Maria its Fayt, he's gone" Sophia said trying not to let her voice crack
What do you mean he's gone> Mariaasked slightly confused
"He just upped and left without saying anything. I've tried the local authorities but they can't find anything" Sophia couldn't hold out any longer and the tears started to roll down her face
Please don't cry Sophia, I'll have my people keep an eye out for him. With all my people on the job I'm sure we'll find him>
"Promise" Sophia said tears with rolling down her cheeks I promise, I'll contact you if we find anything> Maria said before signing off
End Flashback
That had been two years ago and any information that had turned up was few and far between and always lead to a dead end and then it just stopped, Sophia hadn't heard anything from Maria in just under a year and it was now really unnerving, not that she hadn't been doing her part.
Sophia had been sending G-mails to Fayt's address plus she knew his logon name and password and frequently checked his account but to her dismay she would find her letters were unread.
Sighing again Sophia switched on her computer and connected to the Uninet, after a few moments she logged into Fayt's account even though she expected it to be hopeless and she was right, aside from her messages there was half a ton of junk mail which she erased before logging into her own account, which was full of the usual junk mail and various other documents for research.
Then she noticed a letter, clicking on it she noticed it had no indication to who it was from.
'Don't worry', the message was only two words but tough's two words filled her with more hope then she'd felt in a long time
"Oh Fayt" she said as tears of joy rolled down her cheeks.
Meanwhile on a planet known as Styx a figure dressed in a hooded robe and a drawn sword stood over the fallen form of an Enforcer as the dust storm whirled around them, it let out one final growl before the figure rammed his sword through its skull putting the creature out of its misery.
With the creature finally dealt with the figure looked up at the stars
"Don't worry" he said before heading off into the storm.
Squear Enix ownsthe Star Ocean series and all it's character I on the other hand don't own anything.This is my first attempt at a Star Ocean fic so don't be too harsh. I also haven't finished Till the end of time yet so this is just what I think should happen. Please review me because I'd like to hear your comments. I'll try and get chapter 2 ASAP. Peace.
