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This is my very first Final Fantasy Fanfiction! I've always enjoyed playing the games, my favorite being FF8, only because unlike 7, it had a happy ending, and the CGI characters were amazing. I haven't played FF10 because as of yet I do not own a PS2. I'm working on it though, and that will be the first game I buy.
Anyhow, as I said, FF8 is my favorite out of the games so far. However, this is not a FF8 fanfic. Instead it is based on the movie that was created, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.
I loved the story, the characters, and yes, evil the villain. But I hated the ending. It was so unfair. And although I have a strict policy when I write not to change a story, it took everything I had not to do so in this story. I like to add on to what happens, even if I have to go off on what I like to call, the what-if tangent.
An example being the DBZ fics in which I keep the same story line in some cases, but just add on to the story. For example, The Return of Mirai Trunks. In the final saga, "Back To the Future" everyone in Mirai's time has been restored to life thanks to the Blackstar dragonballs. And in it, I have Gohan return to learn that he had a daughter he had never known about because he had died the day after he and Videl had slept together right before his battle with the Andriods. Who's to say he didn't have a girlfriend? If could have happened.
But this is not about DBZ, it's about Final Fantasy. The story takes place right after the battle with the Phantoms in the crater. The Gaia has been saved, but Dr. Sid and Aki are the only ones still alive. But all that's about to change when Gaia returns those that shouldn't have been taken so early, including Gray and the other Deep Eyes members.
I sincerely hope you enjoy it and as of yet I can't be sure if it will be a one-parter or multichapter story. Only time will tell. And one last thing, I do not own the characters of Final Fantasy, none what-so-ever from ANY of the games or the movie. I am thinking of cloning Neil and Gray though. Moving on..enjoy the story.
And one last thing, is it just me, or does Gray look like a CGI Ben Affleck?
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Final Fantasy: A New Beginning Gaia's Gift
"Aki! My word, child are you alright?" Dr. Sid cried as the platform finally reached the top of the cliff. Aki sadly looked up into the face of her mentor.
"Gray did it. He saved the Earth. He saved me." Aki said as Dr. Sid bent down and lifted Gray's body up off the platform. Aki rose to her feet slowly as Dr. Sid turned to look at her in concern, but Aki shook her head at him.
"I'm fine. Let's go home." Aki said. Dr. Sid nodded and the two silently entered the 'Black Boa'.
Dr. Sid set Gray's body down on the medical counter, and hesitated over his body for a moment, a sad look in his eyes, before leaving the room. The automatic doors closed behind him and he turned to walk back down the hallway to the cockpit.
"Aki? I know it's pointless to ask at this point, but are you going to be alright child?" Dr. Sid asked. Aki bit her lip as she paused, then nodded. Dr. Sid looked at her questioningly until she turned to look at him and nodded again, a little more confidently.
"He loved me. He told me so. At least I know that much." Aki said sadly.
"The eighth spirit, did you tell him?" Dr. Sid asked. Aki turned her head away sadly, giving Dr. Sid the answer he needed.
"I see. But you know death isn't the end, Aki. Remember that. You proved the Gaia theory correct, and that means they've returned to the Earth's spirit." Dr. Sid said.
"I know.I just..I miss him so much. It hurts so much Dr..I don't know if I'll be able to live with the pain." Aki said.
"I can imagine your suffering Aki. Try to be strong, if not for yourself, then for your child." Dr. Sid said. After a moment, Aki nodded.
"It's all I have left of him." Aki said.
"Come. We have to get in touch with the Council. We must tell them of our success here." Dr. Sid said.
"If it could even be called that." Aki said sadly.
A blue-green human-like figure floated across the destruction of New York. The spirit of Gaia, The Goddess surveyed everything around her, sadly sweeping her gaze across the thousands of lifeless bodies scattered across the streets.
She shook her head, knowing what was right, and swept along the city. As she did, a blue sheet swept along behind her and absorbed into the bodies of the dead as it passed over them, until all of the city had been covered.
The Goddess turned around her, her blue-green gown sweeping behind her. She smiled, and then nodded again, before fading away. The rest of the population was too long gone to restore, but at least the inhabitants of this city wouldn't join her just yet. It wasn't their time. And there was one last stop to make before going back to her resting place to wait for the others when their time was finally at hand.
Jane suddenly opened her eyes, and bolted upright in a sitting position. She blinked in astonishment as she looked around her surroundings.
"What the hell?!" Jane cried. Last thing she remembered was watching Neil being killed by the phantom, then letting herself join him. And a blue wonderful place.Dr. Ross's Gaia maybe? Suddenly she remembered Neil and jumped to her feet.
"Damn it Neil! You bastard! You son of a-" Jane began angrily, before trailing off as Neil slowly opened his eyes, sat up, then looked up at her.
"Nice to see you too, sweetheart." Neil said. Jane glared at him even as she gave him a hand and pulled him to his feet.
"Listen you little bastard! Don't ever do that to me again!" Jane cried angrily as Neil smirked at her.
"Whatever you say, cupcake." Neil said as Jane rolled her eyes.
"Come on, let's fine Ryan already." Jane said, starting to walk away.
"He's probably still around the car somewhere." Neil said as he followed her.
"Or still connected to it." Jane said as she and Neil raced up to their comrade who'd also just awoken and was trying to remove the car piece from his stomach again.
"Neil?! Jane?! Wanna tell me what the hell happened?" Ryan asked.
"Which part? Dying? Gaia? Or coming back?" Neil asked sarcastically. Jane punched his shoulder as she glared at him.
"Just shut up and help me with this." Jane ordered.
"You know, abuse isn't the way to a man's heart." Neil retorted.
"It's no good. We're gonna have to call Dr. Sid and Dr. Ross." Ryan said with a grunt.
"On it." Neil said, turning on the com link still connected to his ear.
"Dr. Sid? Dr. Ross? You're not gonna believe this..but we're gonna need you down here." Neil said.
Aki looked at Dr. Sid in astonishment.
"Did..you just hear that?" Aki asked as Dr. Sid nodded.
"Yes, I did. Who is this? Where are you? How did you get this channel?" Dr. Sid asked. There was a chuckle on the other line.
"Whatever happened to 'hi, how are ya?'" Neil asked.
"Fine. Hello. How are you? Who the hell are you?!" Aki asked.
"Testy, testy. It's a long story doc, but.uh..it's Neil." Neil said. There was silence for a few moments.
"Who the hell are you and what the *hell* do you want?!" Aki cried furiously.
"Calm down Dr. Ross. He's still annoying as hell but it's really him." Jane said, taking the com link from Neil.
"Jane? It.can't be.." Aki said in disbelief.
"I know, I know. Surprised the hell outta me too doctor. We're all here, me, Ryan, the peanut gallery..." Jane said.
"It's Jane alright. But how the hell..?!" Aki cried.
"No idea. We'll figure it out later. Right now we need you back here. We gotta get Ryan outta the car. He's still attached to it. And afterwards I think I'll see if I can get Neil's license revoked." Jane said as Neil frowned at her.
"Hey! You know what they say..any landing you can walk away from." Neil began as Jane and Ryan glared at him.
"Um.never mind..sorry Sergeant." Neil muttered.
The Goddess Gaia appeared inside the medical room of the Black Boa, and smiled as her eyes fell on Gray's body. The being that sacrificed himself willingly to save her. It would only be right to restore him immediately. She swept her hand over his body, from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet. She watched as the layer of blue sunk into his body, and his face filled with color. With one last smile, she departed for the last time, to finally rest.
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This is my very first Final Fantasy Fanfiction! I've always enjoyed playing the games, my favorite being FF8, only because unlike 7, it had a happy ending, and the CGI characters were amazing. I haven't played FF10 because as of yet I do not own a PS2. I'm working on it though, and that will be the first game I buy.
Anyhow, as I said, FF8 is my favorite out of the games so far. However, this is not a FF8 fanfic. Instead it is based on the movie that was created, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.
I loved the story, the characters, and yes, evil the villain. But I hated the ending. It was so unfair. And although I have a strict policy when I write not to change a story, it took everything I had not to do so in this story. I like to add on to what happens, even if I have to go off on what I like to call, the what-if tangent.
An example being the DBZ fics in which I keep the same story line in some cases, but just add on to the story. For example, The Return of Mirai Trunks. In the final saga, "Back To the Future" everyone in Mirai's time has been restored to life thanks to the Blackstar dragonballs. And in it, I have Gohan return to learn that he had a daughter he had never known about because he had died the day after he and Videl had slept together right before his battle with the Andriods. Who's to say he didn't have a girlfriend? If could have happened.
But this is not about DBZ, it's about Final Fantasy. The story takes place right after the battle with the Phantoms in the crater. The Gaia has been saved, but Dr. Sid and Aki are the only ones still alive. But all that's about to change when Gaia returns those that shouldn't have been taken so early, including Gray and the other Deep Eyes members.
I sincerely hope you enjoy it and as of yet I can't be sure if it will be a one-parter or multichapter story. Only time will tell. And one last thing, I do not own the characters of Final Fantasy, none what-so-ever from ANY of the games or the movie. I am thinking of cloning Neil and Gray though. Moving on..enjoy the story.
And one last thing, is it just me, or does Gray look like a CGI Ben Affleck?
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Final Fantasy: A New Beginning Gaia's Gift
"Aki! My word, child are you alright?" Dr. Sid cried as the platform finally reached the top of the cliff. Aki sadly looked up into the face of her mentor.
"Gray did it. He saved the Earth. He saved me." Aki said as Dr. Sid bent down and lifted Gray's body up off the platform. Aki rose to her feet slowly as Dr. Sid turned to look at her in concern, but Aki shook her head at him.
"I'm fine. Let's go home." Aki said. Dr. Sid nodded and the two silently entered the 'Black Boa'.
Dr. Sid set Gray's body down on the medical counter, and hesitated over his body for a moment, a sad look in his eyes, before leaving the room. The automatic doors closed behind him and he turned to walk back down the hallway to the cockpit.
"Aki? I know it's pointless to ask at this point, but are you going to be alright child?" Dr. Sid asked. Aki bit her lip as she paused, then nodded. Dr. Sid looked at her questioningly until she turned to look at him and nodded again, a little more confidently.
"He loved me. He told me so. At least I know that much." Aki said sadly.
"The eighth spirit, did you tell him?" Dr. Sid asked. Aki turned her head away sadly, giving Dr. Sid the answer he needed.
"I see. But you know death isn't the end, Aki. Remember that. You proved the Gaia theory correct, and that means they've returned to the Earth's spirit." Dr. Sid said.
"I know.I just..I miss him so much. It hurts so much Dr..I don't know if I'll be able to live with the pain." Aki said.
"I can imagine your suffering Aki. Try to be strong, if not for yourself, then for your child." Dr. Sid said. After a moment, Aki nodded.
"It's all I have left of him." Aki said.
"Come. We have to get in touch with the Council. We must tell them of our success here." Dr. Sid said.
"If it could even be called that." Aki said sadly.
A blue-green human-like figure floated across the destruction of New York. The spirit of Gaia, The Goddess surveyed everything around her, sadly sweeping her gaze across the thousands of lifeless bodies scattered across the streets.
She shook her head, knowing what was right, and swept along the city. As she did, a blue sheet swept along behind her and absorbed into the bodies of the dead as it passed over them, until all of the city had been covered.
The Goddess turned around her, her blue-green gown sweeping behind her. She smiled, and then nodded again, before fading away. The rest of the population was too long gone to restore, but at least the inhabitants of this city wouldn't join her just yet. It wasn't their time. And there was one last stop to make before going back to her resting place to wait for the others when their time was finally at hand.
Jane suddenly opened her eyes, and bolted upright in a sitting position. She blinked in astonishment as she looked around her surroundings.
"What the hell?!" Jane cried. Last thing she remembered was watching Neil being killed by the phantom, then letting herself join him. And a blue wonderful place.Dr. Ross's Gaia maybe? Suddenly she remembered Neil and jumped to her feet.
"Damn it Neil! You bastard! You son of a-" Jane began angrily, before trailing off as Neil slowly opened his eyes, sat up, then looked up at her.
"Nice to see you too, sweetheart." Neil said. Jane glared at him even as she gave him a hand and pulled him to his feet.
"Listen you little bastard! Don't ever do that to me again!" Jane cried angrily as Neil smirked at her.
"Whatever you say, cupcake." Neil said as Jane rolled her eyes.
"Come on, let's fine Ryan already." Jane said, starting to walk away.
"He's probably still around the car somewhere." Neil said as he followed her.
"Or still connected to it." Jane said as she and Neil raced up to their comrade who'd also just awoken and was trying to remove the car piece from his stomach again.
"Neil?! Jane?! Wanna tell me what the hell happened?" Ryan asked.
"Which part? Dying? Gaia? Or coming back?" Neil asked sarcastically. Jane punched his shoulder as she glared at him.
"Just shut up and help me with this." Jane ordered.
"You know, abuse isn't the way to a man's heart." Neil retorted.
"It's no good. We're gonna have to call Dr. Sid and Dr. Ross." Ryan said with a grunt.
"On it." Neil said, turning on the com link still connected to his ear.
"Dr. Sid? Dr. Ross? You're not gonna believe this..but we're gonna need you down here." Neil said.
Aki looked at Dr. Sid in astonishment.
"Did..you just hear that?" Aki asked as Dr. Sid nodded.
"Yes, I did. Who is this? Where are you? How did you get this channel?" Dr. Sid asked. There was a chuckle on the other line.
"Whatever happened to 'hi, how are ya?'" Neil asked.
"Fine. Hello. How are you? Who the hell are you?!" Aki asked.
"Testy, testy. It's a long story doc, but.uh..it's Neil." Neil said. There was silence for a few moments.
"Who the hell are you and what the *hell* do you want?!" Aki cried furiously.
"Calm down Dr. Ross. He's still annoying as hell but it's really him." Jane said, taking the com link from Neil.
"Jane? It.can't be.." Aki said in disbelief.
"I know, I know. Surprised the hell outta me too doctor. We're all here, me, Ryan, the peanut gallery..." Jane said.
"It's Jane alright. But how the hell..?!" Aki cried.
"No idea. We'll figure it out later. Right now we need you back here. We gotta get Ryan outta the car. He's still attached to it. And afterwards I think I'll see if I can get Neil's license revoked." Jane said as Neil frowned at her.
"Hey! You know what they say..any landing you can walk away from." Neil began as Jane and Ryan glared at him.
"Um.never mind..sorry Sergeant." Neil muttered.
The Goddess Gaia appeared inside the medical room of the Black Boa, and smiled as her eyes fell on Gray's body. The being that sacrificed himself willingly to save her. It would only be right to restore him immediately. She swept her hand over his body, from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet. She watched as the layer of blue sunk into his body, and his face filled with color. With one last smile, she departed for the last time, to finally rest.
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