Prologue

Everything was Black... Where was i? I was just floating in darkness every once in a while I would hear Lightning yell "Hope! Hope where are you?" i was in pain, but why? Why was i here? Where was here? Floating... and floating, but will i ever get out? Yes! I have to! But how? How much time do i have? Why was i in Pain? Why couldn't i move? So many question but no answers!

Finally when i was able to move i just kept floating forward... i mean where else could i go? It was all black! Everything! Black! That's when i saw a light it was glowing a sea green colour like my eyes, i floated over to it it was a small little light as if a fire fly was creating it but it was bright and it stood out in this dark universe, no longer could i feel pain i was to numb to, every part of my body tingled with numbness, looking at this light made me wonder 'Is everyone else okay? Or are they going through this too?' it hurt to think about it, i can't imagine the others going through this much pain, it makes me feel...terrible...

Yet what if their with my body? And i look terrible? Terribly hurt! Barley Breathing! N-No i cant think like that I-if i do then... well maybe that is the reason, after all why else would i be floating in a universe of darkness? I just wanted someone to answer my questions and tell me it's all alright! But no one was here to tell me that there was Nothing but Darkness... so how did i get here? Why can't i remember any thing? "Hope! Hope! Please Wake up Hope!" i heard Vanille Cry.

That's when it hit me! Me and Vanille went for a walk out side of town, just after my 18th birthday when we got attacked! Somehow i had strange powers that i never knew about! I protected Vanille and i guess got really hurt! So she contacted the others... but then why would Lightning be asking me where i was? This doesn't make any sense! Damn It! Why? "Hope Please..." Vanille Cried, i started feeling again i could Feel Vanille hold me tight as she cried, i could feel her tears drip on my cheeks, and her tugging my arm trying to wake me up.

I had to open my eyes i couldn't leave her to cry! But again How do i get out? I looked around the black Universe still holding the light that i saw, to see nothing but Black all around me... but maybe this light will be my way out... But how? It glowed brighter and before i knew it, it was shaped into a cat! A cat but why? It stepped forward i floated back feeling ground under my feet i tripped the cat jumped forward glowing light as i felt it enter my chest, i looked around, Vanille No where in sight! But a beautiful ocean and grass surrounding me along with mountains ever where! It looked amazing! No building no cars just nature! I haven't seen this much nature since i was 14... when we all were l'cie's, and were on Gran pulse.

It was Gran Pulse! Quickly i stood up and rushed towards the Ocean it was so big and beautiful we were here once, i remember! "Light Wait!" i looked over to see the 14 year old Hope running to catch up with the 21 year old Lightning, and the others way behind "Both you Wait up!" Snow panted, by the time Vanille, Fang, Snow and Sazh caught up Lightning and 14 year old me where already relaxing "Hope! Wanna go explore with me?" Vanille asked with her amazingly cute accent, 14 year old me nodded a sure and stood up to stretch "Ready?" She laughed as the two stepped closer towards me i hid around the corner of a bolder 14 year old me stopped and looked at it confusedly "What is it?" Vanille asked he looked at her "o-oh... I-i thought i just saw..." He froze and looked back at me "Saw what?" Vanille asked curiously "...N-nothing..." he sighed she "oh" looked sad.

"come on lets get exploring!" He laughed, i watch Vanille and 14 year old me leave laughing and running playing tag, i walked over towards Lightning and the others i listened and hid "Hope's growing pretty fast!" Sazh said "yeah it's hard to believe the kids only 14!" Snow laughed "yeah!" Fang laughed with snow "this isn't a laughing matter! Hope it changing faster then normal he's getting his power faster then we all did! And it's not just his l'cie powers!' Lightning yelled they all stopped talking and just looked down.

"She does have a point, we could lose him any day" Fang sighed i frowned what was she talking about? "Hope's much stronger then we thought..." Snow sighed throwing a shell in the air and catching it, Lightning nodded looking at the sea "what if..." they all looked at fang "what if... He gets hunted down? If people find out what ever his power is he could be hunted down and killed!" Fang said looking at the horizon, i froze... what does she mean Hunted and killed? "we need to protect him as best as we can" Sazh sighed "i have a feeling it's going to be hard, he's already gotten in trouble allot lately" Snow sighed sitting down and looking at the sky with one hand on his knee "i wonder how we're going to get through this?" Sazh sighed sitting next to Snow fang and lightning still standing up.

"Ahhhh!" the 14 year old me yelled while being chased by a giant strange monster Vanille chasing the monster "Hope!" Snow yelled standing up, he looked over and fell in the water the monster landed on top of the child me "Get away from him!" Vanille yelled hitting its tail when she got swung away by its strong attack the younger me got out of its grasp and stood up strait holding the wound on his arm just as i was about to be attacked again Lightning Snow and Sazh took it down, "Hope you okay?" Lightning asked looking at my arm the child me just looked at his wet close "Hope!" Lightning yelled "oh yeah it's just a scratch!" He laughed.

"a scratch! That's way pasta scratch" she yelled He hid his face and got pushed by Snow to the beach to sit down, Vanille got up and rushed over to every one as they took the bandages up and wrapped them around my child self's arm "I'm fine Trust me I'm fine!" the 14 year old me yelled "oh Hope stop it" Lightning yelled He looked down, i just kept staring, wondering...

"Hope! Please don't die!" Vanille's voice again! Right! I'm fading away, if i don't wake up... but how? Again with the how! Wait! Quickly i closed my eyes to see darkness again but this time i was pushing my way out! To wake up! I had to make it out i had to try! To try and wake up and be with my friends again! Now think, Lightning, Vanille, Snow, Fang and Sazh! I will wake up!

"Hope! Hope!" Vanille cried i felt her tears on my face, "V-Vanille" i smiled hugging her as tight as i could "Hope! Oh Hope! Thank god your alive!" She cried hugging me tighter i looked around we were in a ambulance, only Vanille was in there with me and the doctors "w-what happened?" i asked "calm down Hope! I'll tell you latter!" Vanille smiled, i nodded still in pain, how bad of a condition was i in, and on my birthday too! Just great!

I opened my eyes again to see some how we got into the hospitable looking around with blurry eyes i noticed Lightning and the others talking to the bloody Vanille, covered in my blood? Maybe? Probably! "Hope!" Lightning Said standing up and looked at my tired body, they tried to rush into the room i was placed into but the doctors stopped them "How is he? Is he going to be okay? Please tell me he is!" Serah said holding her little daughter in her hands while Snow held their little son's hand, "... I'm sorry to say but... Hope Estheim... he might not survive..." the doctor said they all gave him a blank stare "N-No... I-I don't believe you!" Lightning yelled, her voice... her amazing Voice was the last Voice i heard before i passed out, was it for good this time? Will i not wake up?