Disclaimer: I do not own any of the following: Suikoden, Final Fantasy, and Tales Series
A/N: This is my first fic, so please go easy on me. This fic is better for those who have played the games mentioned above; also the story of each character is not canon with the original.
Things I wanna clear up:
Words in italics: Narrator's lines
"…": Character's thoughts
*…*: Character's action
CHAPTER ONE: Darkening skies
At a ramen store in Obel named "The Big Catch" owned by a creature called a moogle…
A man with short red hair and green eyes with a crown headed posture wearing a white shirt and black pants enters the store along with a fluffy sky blue creature carrying a ring about his size around his butt...
Red-haired guy: Yo pops! One special for me!! *shouting*
Sky-blue creature: Master, one for me too…mieu~ *tugs at the red-haired guys shirt collar*
Red-haired guy: Oh…right, sorry… Pops, make that two specials!
As the store owner hands the red-haired guy his order, a short light brown-haired young man wearing red headband along his forehead and black overalls stealthily enters and sits beside the red-haired guy…
Light brown-haired guy: One special please…
Moogle: Sure! One minute, kupo!
The red-haired guy ate his ramen heftily along his sky blue companion while surprisingly…
Light brown-haired guy: sip~ *sips the soup clean from his bowl*
Red-haired guy: slurp slurp~
Light brown-haired guy: *stands up* Thank you for the tasty ramen.
Moogle: *bows head* Thank you. Please come again.
Meanwhile the clouds began to gather and darken like it was signaling a fore coming storm…
Moogle: Kupo… Is it going to rain, kupo?
Red-haired guy: *stands up*Let's go Mieu! Thanks for the food pops!
Mieu: Yes Master.
The Red-haired guy and Mieu turned and left seemingly in a hurry as the Light brown-haired guy turned to the moogle…
Light brown-haired guy: Well… time for me to leave. Thanks again for the food.
Moogle: Come again Kupo!
Outside the ramen store stood a shor,t messy white-haired guy wearing a white shirt and light brown pants…
White-haired guy: *looks surprised with an expression of awe* "Did he really eat? Too fast…that's impossible…" Uhmm…Lazlo…did you…really-
Lazlo: *Grins* Oh come now…did you forget? I eat ramen with anticipation *seeing the awe in his friend's face, he grins even more*
White-haired guy: No no no! I wasn't going to ask if you really ate or anything.
Lazlo: *smiles with an innocent-looking face* Oh, but I'm not mad at you, Snowe.
Snowe: *face showing relief* Well if that's the case, all right… * his face full of relief changed into one full of fear* Oh! By the way… We should get back now…
Lazlo: *notices Snowe's restlessness* I know, I know…but do we really need to hurry?
Snowe: But of course! *his face still showing fear* If we don't hurry…Jowy's gonna get mad at us.
Lazlo: *gives Snowe a questioning look* Him? Mad? *tries to stifle his laughter* But he's such a nice guy.
Snowe: *unintentionally snaps at Lazlo* Him?! Nice?! Honestly?! Then I guess I wouldn't want to encounter a guy you'd call cruel!
Lazlo: *switches back to an innocent face* Awwww…Am I that nice?
Snowe: *raises an eyebrow* Honestly? …No.
Lazlo: *grins* Why thank you.
Snowe: *rolls his eyes* Yeah…Whatever…
The two starts to head off for L'Renouville, capital of the Highland country…Meanwhile at the most prosperous city in the Mist Continent, Alexandria… At a room in the inn, a guy with short blond hair wearing blue vest over his white sleeveless shirt and jeans along with white-tipped black shoes with a long tail is seated on the bed while a guy with short, blond spiky hair wearing black overalls relaxingly leans on the wall…
Guy with a tail: *scratches his head* Geez… It's that time already?
Man with spiky blond hair: *leaning on the wall, eyes closed* Looks like it.
Guy with a tail: *yawns* I still want more sleep. *turns his head to face the man with spiky blond hair* …Hey Cloud.
Cloud: *opens his eyes, then turns to the guy with a tail*…Hm?
Guy with a tail: You and Squall can go without me. *lies down and crouches to sleeping position*
Cloud: *smirks* I really don't mind leaving you behind Zidane Tribal.
Zidane: *acts like he had just been stabbed* Ouch Strife! You didn't even think about that for more than a second!
Cloud: *opens the door* Whatever.
As Cloud turned around to leave, he stood face to face with a shoulder-length, messy brown-haired man wearing a black long sleeved jacket over a white shirt and black pants and shoes…
Brown-haired guy: *looks irritated* Will you two stop slacking off? *looks around* …Huh?
*turns to Zidane and Cloud* Where are the others?
Cloud: *leans on the wall* Hmmph. No idea.
Zidane: *sits on the bed* Well, at least you're finally here Squall.
Squall: *points his gunblade at Cloud, with its tip inches away from Cloud's neck* No idea eh? Next time, try to make up something more believable…
Cloud: *smirks at Squall* Never make up excuses for people who are late.
Squall: *maintained his stance, with his gunblade's tip now centimeters away from Cloud's neck* Don't try me…Strife.
Cloud: *remains utterly calm* What do you am I doing?
Zidane: *starting to panic* "Oh no…things are starting to heat up. Perhaps I should intervene…but…how?" Uhmm…guys…let's go the others are waiting for us…uhmm?
Cloud: *mumbles to himself* You still don't get it? Idiot.
Squall: *starts to get pissed off* What?!
Cloud: *mumbles to himself* Still don't get it? You're hopeless like some monkey I know.
Zidane: *looks depressed* Heeeey. I can hear you, you know.
Squall: *now totally pissed off, his gunblade's tip now only millimeters away from Cloud's neck* You're really testing my patience Strife.
Cloud: *still remains calm, smirks* You look pissed, Leonhart.
Zidane: *panicking* "Got to stop them, got to stop them, got to stop them." Please, you two.
Stop it.
Cloud: *mumbles to himself* There's a monkey squeaking.
Squall: What? What monkey are you mumbling about this time?!
Zidane: *pissed off* TRANCE!
Squall: *surprised* !!!
Cloud: It was just a joke, monkey…
Zidane unsurprisingly didn't listen to the two and unleashed his trance powers, demolishing the inn to the ground…
Zidane: *back to his normal self* Oops.
Cloud: You went a little overboard there. * walks to his black motorcycle parked outside the inn that's surprisingly unscathed*
Zidane: *sighs* Sorry.
Cloud: *leaps on his motorcycle* Hop on, Zidane.
Zidane: *walks over to the motorcycle* Oh…okay. Thanks. *leaps on the motorcycle*
Cloud: *looks at Squall* By the way, Leonhart. Tifa and the others went on ahead to meet with Sephiroth.
Zidane: *turns to Squall* Yeah. They went to the forgotten city. *holds on to Cloud* See you later, Squall.
And a few moments later the two sped off…
Squall: "Wait. Did they just leave me behind?" Shoot...
Meanwhile in the capital city of Kimlasca, Baticul…in its castle throne room a few people stood seemingly waiting for something or someone to arrive. A man with messy white hair wearing so-called alliance marine outfit paces around, while a woman with long mid-back brown hair wearing brown turtle-neck one piece dress along with brown armguard and red leg guard with brown, white-heeled boots sits on the side with a girl adorning long mid-back length blond hair topped with a brooch wearing brown vest over a pink turtle-neck puffy sleeved shirt and brown skirt under a white shroud she wears over her back hip and a brown slightly high-heeled boots…
White-haired guy: *pacing* He's late…
Girl wearing a brooch: *looks concerned* Well…he is rather late.
Brown-haired lady: *stands up* I'll go look for him.
As the brown-haired lady walked towards the door, a guy with long, straight crimson red hair wearing dark blue fitted collared shirt and white pants and black shoes stormed in shouting…
Crimson-haired guy: Stupid replica!!!
Brown-haired lady: Why are you shouting, Asch? And where's Luke?
Asch: I have no idea where that dreck is!!!
Brown-haired lady: Calm down…he must have a good reason for being late… *turns to the girl wearing a brooch* right, Shirley?
Shirley: …Huh? Well…I guess so…
The red-haired guy entered the throne room with Mieu…
Red-haired guy: * waves hand at them* Hey guys…*scratches his head and smiles*…sor-
White-haired guy: *walks towards the red-haired guy* Luke!!! You moron!!! *punches Luke*
Mieu: *jumps protectively in front of Luke* Master!!!
Mieu consequently becomes the receiver of the white-haired guy's punch causing to fly halfway across the throne room…
White-haired guy: *shocked* Whoa!!! Mieu!!!
Luke: *turns to the white-haired guy* Senel!!! You moron!!!
Senel: What?! It's your fault! You just let Mieu get it!
As Luke and Senel continue to argue, Tear and Shirley ran off in an attempt to catch the still-flying Mieu…
Tear: *panics* Mieu!!!
Shirley: *panics along with Tear* We're coming Mieu!!!
But Tear and Shirley's attempt were rendered futile as they didn't notice they were nearing each other and collided with a loud crash, meanwhile, Asch, getting tired of the pandemonium, sat down on his throne and Mieu, still yelling "master", lands unexpectedly into Asch's lap…
Tear and Shirley: *sighs with relief*
Luke and Senel: *stops arguing*
Asch: *sighs* Finallly, you all stopped.
Luke: Well, in any case, sorry we're late, but that's because I have received news from Stahn and Leon that they'll be arriving soon.
Tear: *smiles* That's certainly good to hear.
Senel: *sends a big sigh* Well now that's settled, let's get some rest. I got tired from all that trouble.
Shirley: *rubs her aching back* Yeah, you're right.
Asch: Then, why don't you all head to the rooms prepared for you and retire? I'll have the servants prepare you some tea.
As things quiet down in Baticul…things are about to get heated up with Lazlo and Snowe's arrival in L'Renouville. They were greeted at the castle courtyard by a blond boy wearing a blue turtle-neck sleeveless shirt, yellow waistband, white pants and brown boots accompanied by a boy with brown hair wearing a yellow cloth on his shoulder, red sleeveless shirt, black shorts and brown boots and a another boy with brown hair with a green bandanna tied around his head wearing a white shirt under an orange vest white pants and black shoes…
Boy in blue shirt: You guys are late "again"!!! *exclaims in an angry tone*
Snowe: *bows head repeatedly* We're sorry we're late…
Lazlo: *smiles at the boy in blue shirt* Oh come on, Jowy…*bows his head and plays with his foot* We're sorry we're late… *smiles at Jowy again* Can't you let us slide this time? *winks at Jowy*
Jowy: What?! Why you…you…
Boy in red shirt: Now, now Jowy…let it slide.
Jowy: *turns at the boy in red shirt* Riou…you're always letting them go…you're spoiling them you know?
Riou: *smiles at Jowy* And your sternness is the reason why Lazlo always picks on you.
Lazlo: Awwww, thank you Riou! You're a lifesaver. *turns to Jowy* We were late for a reason though. We received news from Faroush. Says he's coming soon.
Jowy: *sits on a nearby chair* That's good to gear. I won't have to tolerate you nutcases anymore.
Boy in orange shirt: *leans on the wall, arms crossed* Haha…What if I tell you his royal highness, Prince Faroush of Falena is a nutcase himself, hm?
Jowy: *throws a death glare at the boy in orange shirt* Shut up Tir.
Tir: *stifles his laughter* Chill out, it's just a joke.
Riou: *joins in with Tir* Yeah Jowy, it's just a joke.
Jowy: *pissed off* Shut up! Both of you!
Lazlo: *turns his head sideways then a large grin appears on his face*
Jowy: *totally pissed off* What's so funny?!
Lazlo: *turns to Jowy* Nothing, nothing. *turns around with a larger grin on his face*
Jowy: Stop that!!! I know what you're doing, you know?!
Lazlo: *innocently denies* Doing? Doing what? Just what are you accusing poor, little, innocent me of?
Riou: *walks towards Lazlo then pats his back* Awwww…poor Lazlo…Jowy, stop that.
Lazlo: *hides behind Riou, then grins at Jowy* Help me Riou…
Jowy: *looks up* Why? Has god forsaken me?
All: *laughs*
Snowe: *stops laughing* "I wonder where the others are now?"
End of Chapter 1
A/N: So what do you think? Please R&R and no flames please.