Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy.
By: ErinaTerra
A/N: R&R&E (enjoy) please and thank you!
The Four Crystals
Chapter 1: The Four Crystals
She woke up outside the gates of… some town and her head was aching. Around her were seven other figures that were also just waking up. These included: a girl wearing a white & red robe, a man in black armor holding a spear, a man dressed in red, a girl in a green dress, a girl with blue robes and a large pointy hat, a boy dressed in green, and a boy in a blue gi.
"Hey," the girl in white asked, "does anybody know where we are?"
"Beats me, how should I know?" the boy in green replied.
"Hey, calm down. Let's just think. Ok, what were we doing before we got here and… something happened to us."
Everyone was looking around with nervous glances. No one could remember anything.
"Ok," the boy in the gi said, "that didn't work out."
"Well, since we're at least somewhere, we can always ask somebody where we are," the girl in the green dress said.
"Good idea, and since I don't think we recognize each other, why don't we introduce ourselves before we head in?" the man in red suggested.
"Ok, I guess I'll go first. My name is Tara," the girl in the pointy hat replied.
"Well, anything else Tara?" the boy in the gi asked.
"Umm, well, to tell you the truth, I can't remember anything else."
"Oh," the boy in the gi said.
"Why don't you next?" Tara asked nodding towards the woman in silver armor.
"Huh? Oh, sorry. My name's Aila and I actually don't remember anything else either."
The others began to glance at each other. When they really thought about it, they couldn't remember anything besides their name either. So the introductions continued. The man in black armor was Meldar. The boy in the gi was Bake. The girl in the green dress was Eden. The man in red was Lien. The girl in the white robe was Christa. The boy in green was Gel.
"Well, let's head inside and see where we are," Aila said leading the group inside.
The group walked through the gates.
"Hey!" Bake said, "We should go to the castle. The people there can probably help us out."
However, the walk was long and Christa grew bored quickly. She reached into a small bag and took out a crystal. It was green. Though it was pretty, it looked like it had been cut in half. Christa began to play with it when she heard a gasp and people whispering.
"Hey, that girl is holding a crystal!"
"Wait, a crystal? You mean these people are…"
"They have to be! The warriors from the prophecy, they've come at last!"
A crowd had formed around the Warriors of Light, cheering, pushing, and shoving to get a better look at the warriors. The warriors themselves were completely confused until a soldier came through the crowd.
"Hey what's all the commotion about?"
Then the soldier saw the crystal in Christa's hand.
"The Warriors of Light? You must come with me to the castle at once!"
More soldiers appeared and dragged the warriors through the crowd until they arrived at the castle.
They arrived at the throne room and the King of Corneria rose to his feet.
"So these are the fabled Warriors of Light?"
The warriors looked around in confusion.
"Maybe, but could you fill us in on some stuff here, we're really confused," Gel said.
"Ok, there is a prophecy that eight warriors will come holding crystals to defeat the four fiends and bring peace to the world. I'm assuming you have crystals correct."
The other warriors besides Christa began searching in their personal bags. Sure enough each of them had a crystal. Tara and Lien each had a yellow crystal. Aila's and Meldar's crystals were red, while Eden's and Bake's crystals were blue. Gel's crystal was green.
"Now you understand, but before you go on your journey a have a favor to ask of you. I need you to go to the Chaos Shrine and defeat Garland."
"Is there something he has done?" Aila asked.
"Yes, my daughter Sarah has been kidnapped by him. He is holding her captive until I give him the kingdom. If I don't, he will kill her, but that is not all. My eldest daughter found out what Garland was going to do. She tried to stop him, but Garland killed her too. None of my soldiers have been able to defeat him."
"I guess we'll do it," Lien said, "but where is he?"
"He's at the Chaos Shrine," the king said pointing to a map, "and Cornelia is right here."
"Ah," Tara said, "actually do you mind if we borrow the map? I'm afraid we don't have one."
"Oh, sure and actually you can keep it."
"Thank you," Eden said, "I guess we should be going now."
"Yes, and thank you Warriors of Light."