The Story of a Genome
By: Sorceress Myst
I don't own Final Fantasy 9 or any of its characters. I only own Amber. (Heh, Isn't that a creative disclaimer?)
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Thunder echoed through the dark skies of Madain Sari. Slowly, black clouds blocked the moonlight from the sleepy town. Thunder roared once again but neither the summoners nor the genomes took notice for they were in a deep slumber.
Amber awoke to the stink of alcohol on her husband's breath. She had a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach as she brushed her long blond hair out of her face. Another roll of thunder was heard. Amber gently climbed out of bed, careful not to wake him up. John quietly belched, then continued snoring. She cringed in disgust at the thought of him waking up with a major hangover in the morning. Suddenly she was aware of the huge rip on the top half of her silk nightgown.
"Th-th-that bastard! He tried to rape me again!" Immediately, she ripped off the remnants of her nightgown and stormed over to the closet to put on a pair of gray pants, a thick, off the shoulders, long sleeved white shirt, and a black leather bodice that laced up to under her breasts.
"Might as well go hunting. I don't wanna be here when he wakes up." She thought as she pulled her boots on and grabbed her beloved masamune (Like the one Sephiroth uses). Lighting flashed outside the window followed by an eerie silence. This caused the fur on Amber's tail to rise as she sensed something unnatural about this storm. Something was coming, something bad. Before she knew it, she was running down the hall towards her nephew's bedroom.
"Tybalt. Tybalt! Wake up!" she pounded on the door until she noticed it wasn't locked. The room was empty. Amber rushed to her niece's crib to find it empty as well. All she found was a note.
'Dear Aunt Amber,
I took Mikoto with me to place some moon lilies on mom's grave. We'll be back around noon or whenever John's hangover subsides. (I noticed him drinking too much again)
Love,
Tybalt'
Amber let out a sigh of relief. Tybalt is 15, only 4 years younger than Amber, so he should be responsible enough to take care of his little sister until she finds them. Next, she ran across the hall and silently entered her son's room. The little six year old was sound asleep in his bed.
"He looks like his grandfather." She thought lovingly while she brushed a strand of sandy blonde hair from his forehead. Thunder rumbled in the distance …or was it an explosion? Whatever it was, she knew she had to hurry.
"Zidane. Get up kiddo."
"Five more minutes mommy" he slurred. She lifted him up until he was standing on the bed and then reached for an item that was carelessly thrown on the floor. Zidane was about to fall back on the bed, but she caught him and tied the belt that carried his daggers around his waist.
"Why do I need my daggers?"
"We're going on that trip I was talking about a few months ago. You'll need these to defend yourself. And to impress Sarah with your fighting skills." Zidane's aqua green eyes lit up at the mention of Sarah, "Sarah's gonna runaway with us?!"
"Uh-huh. Now let's go. …Here I'll carry you so you can sleep on my shoulder." Amber picked up Zidane and made her way to his window. The wind was blowing the curtains around, making it a little difficult for her to jump to the near-by tree. With her tail wrapped around a branch for balance, she checked for any guards that still might be out on patrol. Satisfied, she jumped down and ran really fast. She kept running forward, buildings were exploding. She skidded to a halt and turned right, fire could be seen in the corner of her eye. The fountain was in sight, she is getting closer to the mayor's house. Now screams could be heard as she banged on the door. A middle-aged woman with black hair, green eyes, and a horn in the middle of her forehead answered the door, "Your Highness! What's going on!? My husband ran out a second ago and hasn't returned!"
"You don't have to call me 'Your Highness' and we need to evacuate. Go get Sarah." Amber ordered. She glanced behind her to see some rooftops burning and some monsters teleporting into town. Jane reappeared with a little girl about Zidane's age.
"Follow me." Jane grabbed Amber's free arm and pulled her into a small cove where the boats were docked.
"Mommy! Look!" Amber turned to see a large red eye in the sky.
"It's the Invincible." She slowly blinked then gently placed Zidane in the boat, "Take care of him."
"W-where are you going?" Jane asked as Amber backed away from the boat.
"As Queen of the Genomes, it's my duty to make sure my people are safe. If I see your husband, I'll help him evacuate."
"No mommy! Don't go!" Zidane climbed to the edge but was pushed back down by Amber, "You need to live to see another day Zidane."
Jane untied the boat as Amber rushed out of the cove. She blinked back tears as she heard him cry out for her.
"Everything will be okay. There will be survivors and even if I die tonight, Zidane will live. When that bastard I was forced to marry dies, Zidane will lead the survivors. And as planned, Zidane will marry Sarah when the time comes. Yes …Everything will be okay." The young queen stopped when she saw a Mistodon attacking a summoner. They were only killing the summoners, not the genomes. The masamune rang as it was steadily pulled out of its sheath. The Mistodon immediately dropped the unfortunate summoner and charged at Amber. She dodged with ease and slew the monster before it could try again. Suddenly, bursts of electricity shot thought her body. There was another Mistodon.
"Return Magic! …Thundaga!!!" The spell only knocked the beast down for a few seconds.
"AAHHHH!!!" Amber grabbed her wounded arm and glared at the Ogre behind her. She cast cura on herself and attacked the Mistodon. It finally died, leaving the Ogre as her next target. Surprisingly, the Ogre was already dead and in its place was Zidane.
"I thought I told you to stay with Jane and Sarah!" She scolded. He backed up a few steps and said, "But I wanna help."
"What am I gonna do with you, you maniac." Amber sighed. Zidane was only little help for his attacks were not very strong and Amber constantly had to cure him. Soon, more monsters surrounded the poor boy.
"Zidane!" she looked at her hands and noticed them glowing. She was going into Trance, "No! Not here!" The glowing consumed her. Then white wings spread out and covered her body. After one more flash of light, Amber became the white dragon, Tempest. With one beat of her mighty wings, the monsters in the area exploded into nothingness. Tempest picked up the tiny genome in her elegant talons and flew up, over Madain Sari. After killing a few more monsters, Tempest prepared to land, since Trance lasts for a short while. Suddenly, Tempest transformed back into Amber in mid air, causing them to fall towards their death. Hoping to shield her son from the impact, Amber pulled Zidane on top of her and hugged him tightly. But nothing came. She opened her eyes and sure enough Zidane was still on top of her, hugging her back. There were other genomes with them, being sucked up into the Invincible by this mysterious red light. She hugged him even tighter, even though she couldn't feel him. Then she passed out.
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So what do ya think? Good? Crappy? Basically a colony of genomes transported to Gaia after finding out that Terra is decaying and lived with the summoners in Madain Sari. A king ruled the genomes and the summoners had a mayor. And yes the main pairing is going to be Zidane and Garnet.