Okay, first off, let me just say this: I do not, in any way, own Final Fantasy. I do not own characters like Squall or Quistis, or any other ones I may mention. This is all property of Square and Squaresoft. I do not own Lucky Charms(If you're wondering why this is in here, read the next part). I do not own the Ragna Blade spell(again, read the other parts I put up later). In fact, I don't own a lot of this stuff. So please, please, don't sue me. I have no money. I'm always flat broke, I'm in debt with my parents! So, even if you do sue me, you won't get anything. My friends, Emily, Karen, Jenny, and Keli will also hunt you down like bloodhounds and beat the hell out of any or all of you who try to sue me anyway. Do even let me get started on what my favorite girl, Rachel, will do to you. So it's basically a lose/lose situation here. So we've got that straight, no suing.
Secondly: I'm rating this thing high, for two reasons. 1) I been around my friends too long, and I'm turning into them. Not a good thing, because they are all perverted. 2) I'm actually not done writing this thing, so I don't know what I will put in the parts to come. Also, I am warning you, if any of you find some of this stuff offensive, don't come crying to me about it. Just stop reading it! Any complaints e-mailed to me will be enjoyably ignored. XD! Hmm...if you're still reading this, you're really patient, or really really bored, like I was when I started this. Also, check out the Author Keri Akutenshi and her work. It's excellent and I'm sure you will enjoy it, especially if you are a huge anime fan. Umm...hmm...let's see...I don't think there's anything else...Oh, yeah....My friends(the ones I referred to up there, all who happen to be female, even though I'm not...but that's okay, seeing as my girlfriend is one of them) are going to appear in this story, and I am going to add them on in the parts to come, so let me start a key thing going here:

Keli=Kelly
Rachel=Sylvia
Tyron=Carson(he's a friend I didn't mention up there)
John(me)=Alexander

Andrew, Jenny, and Karen, you will all be placed in here, okay, so don't worry. I can't write a good story with only 4 main characters anyway...
If you read this whole thing, I applaud you...not many people can do it...so here's the story finally...for this much of a disclaimer, you're thinking, got to be one hell of a story, right? Well, I'm not too sure about that, but please R/R anyway, k? Thanks.
Enjoy!!!!

P.S. This is a combination of ideas and characters from all the final fantasies on the playstation. Just thought I'd throw that in.

"No, I won't let you take her!" he yelled, watching a dark hooded figure carrying her. "No!" He tried to move, but his muscles wouldn't work. He looked down, and saw that his feet were disappearing. He screamed.

Alexander Maxxe woke up drenched in sweat. His bed was completely soaked.
"Hey, Xander, you're gonna be late," Carson said, walking into the room. Carson was short, but extremely fast. He had dark skin, and wore his hair in braids. He took one look at Alexander and said, "That must have been one hell of a wet dream."
"Shut up," Xander said, tossing a pillow at Carson. "Get the hell out of my room."
"Hey," Carson said, "I just came to tell you that you're gonna be late. And you have a visitor. He moved to the side, allowing Alexander to see his girlfriend, Sylvia. She stepped forward into his room.
"Hey!" Xander yelled. "What are you doing?"
"Nice to see you too!" she said. Sylvia was about average height, with blonde hair down to the top of her back. She had green eyes, which were absolutely beautiful(how's that for sucking up, eh? Just kidding, love ya, Rach). She looked at his bed, then at his chest, and said, "I see you've been dreaming about me," walking slowly to his bed. She sat down on it.
"Actually, I was," Xander replied. Sylvia quickly jumped up. "Not like that, I meant it was a bad dream."
"What happened?" she asked. "Did I turn you down?"
"No. You were being carried away by a person with a hood on."
"Kinky are you?"
"Shut up."
"Do you like handcuffs, too?"
"I'm serious Sylvia. Now if you will excuse me, I need to get dressed." Sylvia made her way to the door, and Xander turned to Carson, who was laughing hysterically. "Now, you, I told you once, get the hell out of my room!" He continued to laugh as he walked out.
Xander fell back onto his bed. "Oh, man, this will hopefully not be just another day." He got up and put on his clothes. His normal attire, for a winter day, was a black, sleeveless shirt revealing his muscles, black jeans, and an ankle-length black coat. Even though it was winter, he wore the sleeveless because he spent most of his time in the training room, where monsters were allowed to roam around freely. He had been in there every day the past week, training intensely with Micheal, his rival. He didn't like Micheal, but he was the only other person in the entire garden who fought with the same techniques and was the only competition. They each had two swords, custom-made for each of them, that combined at the base to form a double-bladed sword.
After each battle, they got stronger, and against enemies that were more powerful than them, they got an incredible boost. If they got into a weakened state from a devastating attack, it triggered their limit breaks, in which they unleashed tremendous attacks that caused massive damage. There was also a myth, a legend, about the ultimate power, known as Trance. It meant to conform to one's hostile surroundings. Although it had never been seen, it was rumored to have incredible power, even more than a limit break.
It was no wonder his friends joked about him being "mysterious," because his closet was full of black clothes. He quickly picked up his things, and walked out. Alexander was fairly tall with dark brown eyes, and brown skin. He had a slim build, but had broad shoulders, and was well-defined. He walked into the living room part of the dorm, where Sylvia was waiting.
"Shall we?" she inquired.
"Did Carson already leave?" asked.
"I told him if he left, I'd get one of my friends to tie him up later." They both gave a little laugh.
"He mumbled something about meeting a teacher earlier than normal for help on some work, and left."
"Work? Doesn't he realize what today is?" Immediately, Alexander wished he could take it back.
"What is today?" Sylvia inquired, thoroughly lost.
"Nothing," Alexander replied.
"So why did you say that?"
"No reason. Today is nothing special at all. Nothing at all."
"Sure…." Her voice trailed off, and she began to walk away.
"Hey," Alexander yelled, "wait for me!"

As they walked down the hallway, Xander suddenly remember something important.
"Hey, can we go by the infirmary?" he asked.
"For what?" she replied.
"I have to pick up some things."
"But the only things the infirmary carries are healing items, with it being an infirmary and all."
"Will you just trust me on this, Sylvia?"
"Last time you said 'trust me,' we ended up in a cave with two other people, and a lot of monsters, including a fire-breathing demon from the pits of hell. We're both lucky Squall and Quistis were performing his prerequisite, or else we would have been incinerated by Ifrit's flames."
"Well, we were nothing but kids then. And I did get you the Ifrit Guardian Force, now didn't I?"
"Only after Squall gave it to you. Squall wasn't even a SeeD yet!"
"Well, I'm a lot stronger than he was at this age. That's why I can participate in…uh…nevermind."
"Would you quit your bragging, Alexander! He could easily kill you with one attack from his gunblade."
"Okay, Okay," Alexander said, finally beaten. But even Squall hasn't transformed yet. Even the great Squall Leonhart hasn't acquired Trance."
"Trance is only a legend. No one alive today has ever seen it!" Sylvia looked around, and realized that they were in the infirmary. "You tricked me, Alexander!"
"No I didn't," he replied. "I consciously knew that we were walking to the infirmary. It's not my fault if you didn't."
"Alexander Maxxe!" she said, in a half-hearted sort of manner. "You're horrible!" She pulled him close, and he was expecting a kiss, but instead, she said, "Try anything like this again, and I see to it that that muscle of yours never gets used. And you know what happens to muscles that don't get used. They shrivel up like raisins!" She pushed him back and gave a devilishly evil grin, one she had gotten very good at, lately. Alexander swallowed very hard, and walked quickly to the counter. The nurse, a student there in the Garden, was a beautiful girl, a few years older than Alexander. Sylvia usually thought the fact that other girls were attracted to, and basically chasing after Xander was amusing, but this girl was different. Sylvia didn't like her. The nurse turned around, and instantly smiled.
"Hey, Alex," she said.
"Hi Rose. No heavy bleeders today?"
"Nah, it's been a slow morning." Rose replied. "What can I do for you?" A sound similar to a growl came from Rachel's general direction, but Rose didn't seem to notice, and was smiling more than before.
"Um, you know what today is, right?"
"Oh, yes! I take it you'll be partic…." She was cut off by Alexander as he put his finger over his mouth."
"Yes, I'm gonna need…" She stopped him abruptly.
"I know what you need. A list was prepared for me ahead of time."
"Mind if I join this conversation?" Alexander turned around to see Sylvia.
"How long have you been standing there?" he asked her.
"Long enough to remember what today is." She narrowed her eyes at him. "I asked you not to participate in the SeeD exam," she said quietly.
"I know. I'm sorry, but I have to do this, anyway. I have to show everyone how strong I am."
"So many SeeDs get killed everyday," she said softly. "And I don't want you to be one of them."
"First, you threaten me in a way that's much worse than death, and now, you don't want me to die?" Sylvia ignored him and turned to the nurse.
"Could you please give me the items that you just gave him?" she asked. Rose gave her a disgusted look and said,
"These items are only for the people who are taking the exam." Sylvia got extremely upset, and the fact that she didn't like this girl didn't help at all. She screamed,
"Give me the damn items, bitch, if you don't want to become a permanent resident of the infirmary!" Sylvia started glowing. Alexander began to back away.
"Sylvia, don't use your limit break!" Alexander exclaimed.
"Why not? She's been getting on my nerves. I need to release a little steam."
"Why do you need those items, anyway?"
"I'm going with you, Alexander. Someone's gotta be there to save your ass."
"You realize it's gonna be extremely dangerous, don't you?"
"Who do you think is more dangerous? Big, ugly, scary monsters, or me?" Alexander thought about the worst of all the monsters he had ever seen, and all the monsters he had ever heard about from other people, and then looked at Sylvia, standing there, glowing.
"You make a really good point," Alexander replied, finally. "But, in that case, shouldn't you wait and use your limit break out in the field, during the exam?"
"Now, you make a good point, Xander," retorted Sylvia. She stopped glowing, and turned back to face the nurse, who was cowering behind the desk. "Now will you please give me these items, or do you want me to get upset again?" The nurse quickly complied, giving Sylvia a sufficient amount of potions and other things.
"Did Carson and Kelly come by here?" Alexander inquired blindly, trying to lighten the mood a little.
"Uh…Carson has, but Kelly hasn't." Rose replied, still shaking.
"Can I get a bag of these items for her?"
"Sure, Alex." Rose put the bag on the counter, and quickly backed away. Alexander and Sylvia left the infirmary, and walked to the their classroom.

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"Do you think they are the ones?" a voice asked.
"I do not know," Another voice replied.
"Will they be able to stop the coming force?" a different voice inquired.
"I do not know," the same voice replied., "but we must devise a way to get them here, because they may be the only ones who can stop the approaching threat. The exam results will make that clear."
"This glacier is cold," yet another voice said.
"It will not be long, now," the same voice replied again. "Soon, they will free us, from this crystal cage, and it will not end up being our frozen graves."
"Shall we give them our powers?"
"Yes. Our powers will enhance their own powers."
"How much longer must we wait?"
"It will not be long now."
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Xander and Sylvia walked to their classroom, one of many in the Garden. A garden was a school in a college-type setting. There were separate dormitories for boys and girls, with a hallway separating the two.
Because of the SeeD exam, classes had been canceled, so everyone was sitting around talking, waiting for the exam to start, so they could imagine what was happening. SeeD was an elite class of soldiers who were sent around the world to bring peace, usually through forceful means. Every so often, an exam was held for people wanting to join. The exam was, by no means, easy. They were taken to a certain place for a mission, usually involving a current war, or other crisis. They were given a certain task, and the results of the task were taken as a grade. The exact process by which the exams were scored was unknown to any of the students. Not many people participated in the exam, especially in Alexander's class, because only a few people thought they could, and, for Alexander's class, most people were only 14, 15 or 16. Alexander was 15, and Sylvia was actually 14, but because of their experience at a young age with Guardian Forces and their interaction with monsters, they had been two of the five selected from their age group in the garden.
"Hey, is that…" Alexander trailed off, walking over to a large double-bladed scythe. "Well, I guess I'll set put her bag on her scythe." He hung her bag at the end of her scythe.
"Come on, let's sit down, until our group leader gets here." Alexander and Sylvia walked over to their seats and sat down. A few minutes later, Kelly came in, running around frantically.
"Where the hell is my scythe?!" Her eyes darted around the room and finally came to rest on Alexander. She stormed toward him, her eyes glazing. "Xander, what the hell did you do with my scythe?" She grabbed him by his jacket collar and pulled him halfway out of his seat.
"I didn't do anything to it," he said, brushing off her hands, and falling back into his seat. "It's right over there." Alexander pointed in the direction of her scythe. She turned and saw her scythe lying on the desk, with her potions bad hanging on it.
"Oh, sorry." She walked over to her scythe.
"Having a bad day, Kellen?" Alexander muttered. Almost immediately, Kelly's scythe was at his throat.
What did you say?"
"Careful Kelly. I'm at my breaking point. And I may induce Trance.
"Ha! You couldn't go into Trance if your life depended on it!"
"Wanna try me and see?" Xander stood up. He was quite a bit taller than Kelly, who was a little taller than average height, with long, brown hair.
"You don't scare me, Alexander!"
"This is amusing," Sylvia piped up, sliding her chair back slightly.
"That's enough, you two!" A 17-year-old boy stood at the door. As Alexander turned around, he instantly formed a look of disgust on his face. The boy had blonde hair, and blue eyes. He was a bit taller than Alexander. "I'm going to be your group leader for the exam," Micheal said.
"What!" Xander said. "So, you're taking the exam too?"
"Of course," Micheal retorted. "And I will most certainly enjoy my authority over you, Alexander." Alexander made his hands into fists, but picked up his swords and put then in their sheaths.
"Now, my first order," Micheal snapped, "is to get down to the front of the garden!" He turned to Kelly. "Go with him." Finally, he turned to Sylvia with a grin on his face. "I heard you were participating Sylvia." She stood up.
"Boy, word gets around fast," she said, "but yes, I am." Micheal moved closer to her and put his hand on her shoulder.
"I'd advise you not to," he said. "You're beautiful hands shouldn't be stained with blood."
"I appreciate the thought, but…" before Micheal tried to put his arm around her, she spun around, and stood on the tip of her toes, resting her body close to his.
"I appreciate the thought, Micheal, but…" she quickly brought her knee up hard between his legs, "I can take care of myself!" Micheal fell to the floor in pain.
"Damn you, Sylvia!" he whispered as she walked to the door where Alexander was half-grimacing, half-laughing, and Kelly was laughing like a maniac. As they walked out, Sylvia said, "Don't ever underestimate me, Micheal."

"Great shot, Sylvia," Kelly said, as they were walking toward the elevator.
"Okay, okay, who'd Sylvia shoot, now?" Carson was leaning on the wall at the corner.
"Sylvia kneed Micheal in the nuts," Kelly said, grinning profoundly. Carson grimaced slightly, then started walking with them. As they entered the elevator, Kelly demonstrated exactly how Sylvia thrust her knee into Micheal's groin.
"Are you guys ready to kick some monster ass?" Alexander yelled.
"Remember, Xander, I'm only doing this to save yours," Sylvia commented.
"I'm only doing this to get out of class," Carson added.
"Well, I'm with Xander on this one," Kelly said.

"Now is the time to learn of your destinies, young warriors."

A mysterious voice resonated in Alexander's head. The elevator started to gain momentum.
"Hmm…that's really strange, the 1st floor was never this far down," Carson said.
"I don't like this," Xander said. The elevator kept getting faster, until they were all hovering above the floor.
"Damn, we're gonna crash into wherever this thing lands!" Sylvia yelled, over the screaming elevator.
"Somebody hit the emergency brake!" Kelly shouted.
"I can't reach it!" Carson replied.
"Try harder!" Xander replied. He kicked Carson so that he moved in the direction of the brake. He reached it just as the elevator hit the ground, crumpling like a soda can being smashed by someone's foot.
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"Did they survive?" a voice asked.
"I don't know," another voice replied.
"They must survive," another voice commented.
"This, then, shall be their test of strength," a different voice said.