Chapter One

Prima Vista Theatre Ship Characters: Zidane, Cinna, Blank, Marcus, Baku, Ruby

Age: Zidane, Cinna, Blank, Marcus, Ruby: 9 years old Baku: 16 years old

"Hey, Cinna. Can I borrow your hammer?" Zidane Tribal shouted to his friend, Cinna, across the room.

"No way, Zidane! Only I can use my hammer! What do you need it for anyway?" Cinna shouted back.

"It's for Ruby's birthday present!" Zidane replied as he climbed down off of the ladder that he was standing on to go and search for a hammer.

When Zidane walked out of the room, he ran right into Blank, another one of his friends. "OW! Zidane, what was that for? That really hurt!" Blank said as he stepped back against the nearest wall.

"Sorry, Bro. I was just looking for a hammer." Zidane said as he ran away to the storage room.

When Zidane reached the storage room, he tried to unlock it. "Darn it! I don't have the key!" He knew there must be a hammer in there! Just then, Ruby skipped by. "Uh, uh, hi... Ruby! H-Have I told you happy birthday yet?" Zidane stammered as he stood in front of the door.

"Darn tootin' ya have! Say, what's y'all doin here, anyways?" Ruby asked as she tried to look behind Zidane's back.

"Uh, uh, Uncle Baku told me to get something for him inside the... storage closet." Zidane replied.

"Oh, y'all shouldn't worry. I'd be happy to get somethin for Uncle Baku!" Ruby replied as she reached for the door handle.

"NO! Uh, Uncle Baku said that because you're the birthday girl, you don't have to do anything besides relax! Hee hee, l-lucky you, I guess." Zidane said as he stood against the door again.

"Boy howdy, Zidane! You're bein as stubborn as usual, ain't ya?" Ruby said as she walked back down the hall where she came from.

"Whew! Now, to get that hammer!" Zidane said to himself as Ruby was completely out of sight. He took out the key he stole from Ruby, who had no idea it was gone, and unlocked the door. "I love being a part of Tantalus!" Zidane said as he walked in the storage room. He was sure to close the door behind him. "Man, it's too dark to see anything!" Zidane said as he tried to feel his way around.

Crack!

"Huh? What was that?" Zidane said as he stepped back from where he heard the sound. He bent down, and felt something. He walked to the door, and opened it. When the first beam of light hit the object, Zidane knew exactly what it was. It was something his parents had given him when he was just a baby before they disappeared.

"Oh, no! How did this get in there?" Zidane asked himself, when suddenly he had a flashback of his parents. Then, Zidane fainted on the floor.