Disclaimer: OMG! This is my first disclaimer! What a momentous occasion! Okay, okay deep breaths…deep breaths! I, Sekugi…do not own Final Fantasy or any of its characters/storylines……..OMFG!

A/N: Okay peeps! This happens to be my very first fanfic! Yaaaaay! I'm a little nervous, but in the words of one of my favorite characters in the history of ever, Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West from the musical/book "Wicked"), " It's time to trust my instincts, close my eyes, and leap. It's time to try defying gravity!" F.Y.I., I'm listening to "Wicked!" "Popular" to be exact. Anyway, you probably didn't pick this story read my ramblings! So, without further interruptions, Sekugi proudly presents…CHAPTER ONE!

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"So, what will you name her?" asked twelve year old Eiko.

Twenty-two year old Garnet looked up from her sleeping daughter," I suppose I'll give her a Summoner name. She does have the makings of a horn."

"Yeah!" said Zidane, cheerfully entering the bedroom," She also has the cutest little stub of a tail you'll ever see!"

"Yes," Garnet laughed," she does. I'm sure it will grow to be long and beautiful, just like her daddy's."

Zidane looked at her indignantly," There's nothing 'beautiful' about my tail! It's 'handsome!'"

Garnet chuckled," Oh, please excuse me!" she turned back to Eiko," So do you know of any Summoner names we could give her?"

Eiko thought about it for a moment.

"How about Kiokuko?" she asked finally.

"Kiokuko…?" Garnet muttered thoughtfully," I think it's beautiful! What do you think, Zidane?"

"I dunno…" he replied," It's kinda long isn't it?"

"Well, we could call her 'Kioku' for short.." she suggested hopefully," Oh please, Zidane? I love the name!"

The genome sighed heavily," Alright, Kiokuko Tribal it is."

Garnet smiled and gave her husband a kiss.

"Oh!" she said excitedly," We have to have a big party to show her to everyone! Uncle Cid, Aunt Hilda, Freya, Amarant, even Quina! We'll invite all of Alexandria!"

"We'll go to the Black Mage Village first though, right? Asked Zidane.

"Of course," Garnet said gently," and we will invite Tantulus to the party."

Zidane smiled," You're the best, Dagger!"

Eiko jumped," Can I go to? I haven't seen Vivi in so long…"

Garnet laughed," Of course you can, Eiko!"

" Yes!" she exclaimed as she glanced at a clock," DAMMIT! I promised dad I would be home by seven!"

She dashed out of the room.

"We leave for the village for the village in the morning!" Zidane called after her.

He turned back Garnet," You'd better get some rest. We've got to get up pretty early tomorrow if we plan on getting to the village on time. Vivi's expecting us at eight."

She nodded and carried the baby…Kioku to a cradle. As he reached the doorway, Zidane heard Garnet humming to Kioku. He smiled and went to prepare the Invinsible.

The next day, as they entered the village, they heard something they didn't expect…laughter.

"W-What's going on?" Asked Zidane, shocked.

All around them young genomes ran and played while the adults talked and laughed. A few remained soulless and empty, but for the most part, it seemed like a normal village.

"Zidane, over there!" Garnet said pointing," I think it's Mikoto!"

Sure enough, as Zidane turned he saw his little sister walking towards them, but there was something different about her…almost…normal…

"Zidane?" she asked," What took you so long?"

Zidane opened his mouth to answer, when he was cut off by another familiar voice.

"Eiko?" came the young black mage's voice.

"Vivi!" yelled Eiko as they embraced," I missed you so much!"

"Did you see?" Vivi asked excitedly," The genomes are starting to awaken!"

Eiko nodded," Yeah! Hey! You got taller!"

"Of course!" he said proudly," So what was it you had to show me, Dagger?"

She walked forward and showed him the baby," Her name is Kiokuko Tribal!"

"She has a horn and a tail?" asked Mikoto.

"Yeah!" her brother replied," She'll be a Summoner! And you'll be 'Auntie Mikoto!'"

She frowned," And what will Kuja be?"

There was an uneasy silence in the village at the mention of the late would-be destroyer of Gaia.

"Never mentioned." Zidane said sternly.

"You can't pretend your own brother didn't exist!" Mikoto yelled.

Garnet sighed," It's best Kioku doesn't know about Kuja… or what he's done."

"What he did during his life changes nothing!" yelled the outraged genome," That man was your brother and her uncle!"

"Watch it, Mikoto," said Zidane coldly," you almost sound like you care."

Mikoto gave him that glare that says 'one more word and I'll tear your vocal chords out through your ass.'

"In case you havn't noticed, Zidane, we have changed!" She said sharply, "We are no longer soulless, emotionless vessels, we have become people!"

She stormed off to the synth shop.

"Weren't you a little harsh, Zidane?"asked Vivi.

Zidane glared after his sister," I think we should go home, Dagger."

"No!" she shouted," I want to stay and meet the genomes!"

Zidane sighed heavily," Fine. I'm gonna go go wait at the inn. Meet me there when you're done."

Garnet felt like she should stop him, but she changed her mind when a few kids ran up to her asking questions.

As Zidane walked into the inn, every head turned his way.

"Zidane!" yelled a small voice.

A little girl ran out of the back of the room and gave him a hug that only reached his waist.

"Uhhhh…hi?" he said, a little confused.

"Guess What!" she said happily.

"What?"

She smiled widely," We all got names!"

Zidane smiled back," And what's yours?"

She giggled," Relm! I picked it myself!"

"How old are you?"

She paused," The smart black mage guy said that since I just woke up, I'm not gonna wake up until I'm the age my body looks."

"Huh?"

Another genome stepped forward," In other words, since my body looks twenty, I probably won't age until for about twenty years or so."

"What's your name?" asked Zidane.

"Faris." she rplied.

Zidane looked around," So does everyone have a name?"

Faris nodded," Yes, we all chose them ourselves."

Zidane looked at Relm," You look about four or five…Hey! You just woke up this year, right?"

She nodded.

"You're gonna be the same age as Kioku!" he exclaimed.

"Who?" asked Faris.

"My daughter Kiokuko Tribal!" Zidane said proudly," You've gotta meet her!"

A/N: Okay, be sure review, 'cause I'm not not gonna update 'til I get at least five reviews. So there! Just so you know, I'm crying because of the "Wicked" song I'm listening to called "For Good" 'cause it's so friggin' sad. It's the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good saying good bye for the last time (they used to be best friends). Sorry…I'll probably put a ton of worthless crap in my author's notes that you won't care about. Just deal with it and review my story!