Author's Note: This is so totally unforgivable! I'm writing a new story, when I SHOULD be writing a new chapter for my other story! SOMEONE PUNISH ME! I couldn't resist, I wanted so badly to write this story! I mean, c'mon! It's like, the two most under appreciated female characters in Final Fantasy! They have the power to kick butt! They just need the opportunity! Wow, I sound completely obssessed. xD
Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy, but I may own some characters later represented in this story. That are NOT from Final Fantasy! So you report happy people can eat a pancake for all I care!
Helpless Alliance
Chapter One:
The Guardian Alliance
Lucil sighed. She missed the old days. The days of Chocobo Knights and Crusaders. Even the days of The Youth League. There was nothing left to fight for anymore. After Vegnagun's defeat, The Youth League and New Yevon had decided to join together to become an entirely new group. No, not The Yevon League. No, not The Youthful Yevonites. They had become The Guardian Alliance.
It was wonderful, really it was. There was no more war, no more battles, as the Alliance was governed by two very good men; ex-Praetor Baralai and ex-Leader of The Youth League, Nooj. But now it stood as more of a government. It didn't represent Yevon anymore, well, not completely. They still upheld some of their teachings, but only the important, logical ones, that applied to the entire populace.
No longer did they force their beliefs on other races, religious fueds were a thing of the past. The Guardian Alliance symbolized the coming together of different cultures and races, but did not push them into friendship. It was a coalition of sorts, and it was most complicated.
But with the war between the two groups now subsided, and Vegnagun's defeat, there was much less need for military personnel of Lucil's rank. There was the occasional fiend attack in Kilika, or small riot at one of the temples, but certainly nothing required the attention of small armies anymore. Sin was gone. Vegnagun was gone. Life had slowed to a leisurely pace. Which was well for most denizens of Spira, they had been waiting their entire lives for such a chance.
It indeed was the Eternal Calm. And Lucil hated it. She was happy that all the senseless deaths had subsided, true, and that Vegnagun's defeat had made Spira safe once again. But there was never any action anymore. More than once she had contemplated becoming a sphere hunter, or a fiend exterminator. But she felt such an obligation to The Alliance.
This was, after all, what she had fought for all these years. What she had risked her life for time and time again, trying to bring peace to the inhabitants of Spira. But she never thought of what would happen if Sin had been defeated. If The Youth League and New Yevon had formed a partnership. She always thought she was writing her own death sentence, being in military service. She never thought she would see the day when people walked the streets of Spira void of fear and grief.
She had no friends in The Alliance. Elma had long since joined Lady Yuna as a sphere hunter. She had kept in touch with Lucil, seeing as how they had fought side by side for so long, they had become good friends. But now Lucil never saw Elma. She never spoke to Clasko either, he had basically cut himself off from the rest of Spira, taking care of his chocobos in the Calm Lands. It was just as well, if he can go so long without talking with others, he must be happy.
She was happy for them, they had truly found their niche. She thought she had too, but now there was no need for her. She wanted desperately to leave The Alliance, and seek adventure. But fighting so long for something, when you finally get it, it's hard to let go. And what would her leader think of her? Nooj had always regarded her as devoted and loyal, what would he think of her now if she quit? After all they worked for?
And so she would spend her days trudging around the headquarters of The Guardian Alliance. Pacing back and forth and occasionally sitting. Her life hadn't become so tedious as of yet, but if it continued the way it was going, she feared it would soon become just that. She was too stubborn to admit to herself that she was slowly disappearing here. With nothing to live for, she felt like she was dying inside.
Far be it from her to actually admit this to herself though. She wanted out, deep inside, something called for action, for adventure, for anything but this. But her loyalty kept her in place, her devotion to her superiors and to The Guardian Alliance. If she ever wanted out, she would need to be rescued. Commander Lucil, survivor of Operation Mi'ihen, respected military officer of The Youth League, second only to Nooj himself, needed to be rescued.
But with a brave front and fearless exterior, who would ever be able to look deep enough to see her true helplessness?
Author's Note: So how was that? I know it was short but I really wanted it to be a little dramatic. Rating to change, as well as category and title. If two words are combined, the website did it and not I. Please review, I hoped you liked it! I think it was long overdue for someone to tell Lucil and Elma's story. And don't worry, there not 'involved', you dirty perverts. xP
Hmm, maybe Calli should have a cameo in this story. But not Shelinda, I don't like Shelinda. She's irritating.