Disclaimer: Ok..I don't own the FF9 characters or locations
*unfortunately*, just my character, Ariana. That's about it.
Author's Note: This is my first fan fic, and because of this, I'm expecting reviews telling me how lame I am, and how stupid my story sounds *oh poo!* REVIEW PLEASE!!
"What a boring day!" Ariana exclaimed outloud to herself. She sat on the couch in her living room with her feet up on the table, twirling her long brown hair between two fingers. With her other hand, she flipped through the TV channels with the remote. After finding nothing to her interest, she gave up and clicked the power button off. For only 16 years old, she got bored way too easily.
Ariana stood up, stretched her back, and looked around the room. "Why is the summer so boring? Isn't it supposed to be fun? I almost wish I was back in school." She shuddered at the thought. All the summers before had always been fun, back before her parent had divorced. There was always one parent at home that she could do something fun with. Now, however, she could only sit and wait for her mom to get home, who even then didn't want to do anything but relax. Mom was always tired recently from having to work so much to support her two children. Of course, Dad paid child support, but his lack of presence in their lives caused a lot of problems for Ariana. She missed him, but lately he seemed too wrapped up in his latest love, who was only six years older than her. She felt lost without him around. He was her world, and now that he was gone, only Mom remained, and although she tried her hardest, she couldn't be two parents at once. Ariana didn't blame her though. She loved her mom very much, and tried to help her around the house as best she could. If only Dad had eyes only for Mom. Unfortunately, it wasn't meant to be, and Ariana suffered in silence, keeping a smile on for Mom, who took it the hardest, of course. Her younger brother Matt, who was twelve, was at summer camp and didn't know of the divorce yet. She dreaded having to be around when he found out.
Suddenly she remembered the Playstation in her little brother's room that he'd gotten for Christmas. Ariana walked out of the living room and down the hall. Matt's room was next to hers, and since he was away at summer camp, and luckily for her, he wasn't allowed to take his games with him.
She sat down in front of his TV, and looked around for a game to play. A stack of games sat next to the game console, and flipped through them, until she found one that looked interesting.
"Final Fantasy 9. Hmm...", she said aloud.
Ariana opened the case, took out the first disc, and placed it in the Playstation. Then she turned the power on and grabbed the controller. The usual credits rolled, and music played as she chose "New Game."
Suddenly, a beam of white light flashed across the television screen, blinding her temporarily, and the floor began to shake as though it was suffering from convulsions. She felt a slight tug from behind her navel, and felt herself being pulled in some unknown direction. She was being spun around wildly, and she opened her eyes in the midst of it. Bright colors were blinking all around her, and she saw glimpses of trees and unanimate objects flying past her. She squeezed her eyes shut again, beginning to feel nauseated. Then, as suddenly as it had begun, the spinning stopped, and she was thrown forward onto a wooden floor. Ariana landed hard on her hands and knees, and groaning, pulled herself up to a standing position.
She looked around, and saw that she was in a room with a table in the center, two doors, and a set of stairs leading upwards. She started towards a door, when she heard footsteps on the other side of it. Quickly she hid under the table, and to her surprise, a blonde boy of about her age walked in. Ariana jumped slightly, when he turned around because she noticed that he had a tail.
"Sure is dark... Guess nobody's here yet...", the boy said.
She decided to reveal herself, and stood up. The boy was startled and jumped into a fighting position. He then noticed she was only a girl, and straightened himself back up.
"Where'd you come from?" He asked.
"I don't know, I just sort of...landed here by accident. Where am I?" Ariana asked him.
He brushed his hair back with his hand and said, "You're on the Prima Vista Theatre Ship, and we're heading to Alexandria, to put on the play 'I Want to Be Your Canary' for Queen Brahne and Princess Garnet."
"Woah!" Ariana mumbled to herself. "I'm in the Final Fantasy 9 game! How did this happen?"
"What did you say?" asked the boy.
"Oh, nothing. Hey, what's your name anyway?"
"Zidane," he replied, lighting a candle, "and who are you?"
"Um...my name is Ariana..." Once again, she looked around, hardly believing what had obviously happened.
"Nice to meet you."
He held out his hand, and as they shook, they heard a voice shout, "Who's there?"
"It's me, Zidane, and my friend, Ariana!" Zidane shouted.
Three men came out of the other door, all armed with a different weapon.
A red-haired guy said, "Hey, Zidane! You sure are late!"
Zidane replied, "Sorry, so where's the boss?"
"Not here yet," another of the men said.
"Oh, well this is Ariana. Seems she's gotten herself lost, and found herself on our ship. Ariana, this is Blank, Marcus, and that weird-looking guy there is Cinna." He pointed them out to her, and she giggled when he pointed to the piggy looking man called Cinna.
They all waved "hello" to her. Suddenly, somebody jumped down from the stairs wearing some type of mask. Ariana hid once again, and watched the four men slash at the mask-wearer. *lol, i didn't know what else to put!*
After a few rounds of attacks, the mask split apart to reveal a large man, who yelled "Hey, fools! You're lookin' a lot better! Gwahahaha!"
Once again, she emerged from under the table, and the man stepped back, surprised.
Zidane stepped in and said, "Boss, this is Ariana, a friend of mine. Ariana, this is the leader of Tantalus, his name is Baku."
"Um. Hello, Baku." Ariana managed.
Baku looked her up and down, and yelled, "She looks smart enough to be a member of Tantalus! Ever done any thiefin'?" he asked her.
"No, sir. Tantalus is a group of actor/thieves? Woah...can I join?"
"I'll think about it. Alright! Let's start this meeting already!" he shouted.
Author's Note: This is my first fan fic, and because of this, I'm expecting reviews telling me how lame I am, and how stupid my story sounds *oh poo!* REVIEW PLEASE!!
"What a boring day!" Ariana exclaimed outloud to herself. She sat on the couch in her living room with her feet up on the table, twirling her long brown hair between two fingers. With her other hand, she flipped through the TV channels with the remote. After finding nothing to her interest, she gave up and clicked the power button off. For only 16 years old, she got bored way too easily.
Ariana stood up, stretched her back, and looked around the room. "Why is the summer so boring? Isn't it supposed to be fun? I almost wish I was back in school." She shuddered at the thought. All the summers before had always been fun, back before her parent had divorced. There was always one parent at home that she could do something fun with. Now, however, she could only sit and wait for her mom to get home, who even then didn't want to do anything but relax. Mom was always tired recently from having to work so much to support her two children. Of course, Dad paid child support, but his lack of presence in their lives caused a lot of problems for Ariana. She missed him, but lately he seemed too wrapped up in his latest love, who was only six years older than her. She felt lost without him around. He was her world, and now that he was gone, only Mom remained, and although she tried her hardest, she couldn't be two parents at once. Ariana didn't blame her though. She loved her mom very much, and tried to help her around the house as best she could. If only Dad had eyes only for Mom. Unfortunately, it wasn't meant to be, and Ariana suffered in silence, keeping a smile on for Mom, who took it the hardest, of course. Her younger brother Matt, who was twelve, was at summer camp and didn't know of the divorce yet. She dreaded having to be around when he found out.
Suddenly she remembered the Playstation in her little brother's room that he'd gotten for Christmas. Ariana walked out of the living room and down the hall. Matt's room was next to hers, and since he was away at summer camp, and luckily for her, he wasn't allowed to take his games with him.
She sat down in front of his TV, and looked around for a game to play. A stack of games sat next to the game console, and flipped through them, until she found one that looked interesting.
"Final Fantasy 9. Hmm...", she said aloud.
Ariana opened the case, took out the first disc, and placed it in the Playstation. Then she turned the power on and grabbed the controller. The usual credits rolled, and music played as she chose "New Game."
Suddenly, a beam of white light flashed across the television screen, blinding her temporarily, and the floor began to shake as though it was suffering from convulsions. She felt a slight tug from behind her navel, and felt herself being pulled in some unknown direction. She was being spun around wildly, and she opened her eyes in the midst of it. Bright colors were blinking all around her, and she saw glimpses of trees and unanimate objects flying past her. She squeezed her eyes shut again, beginning to feel nauseated. Then, as suddenly as it had begun, the spinning stopped, and she was thrown forward onto a wooden floor. Ariana landed hard on her hands and knees, and groaning, pulled herself up to a standing position.
She looked around, and saw that she was in a room with a table in the center, two doors, and a set of stairs leading upwards. She started towards a door, when she heard footsteps on the other side of it. Quickly she hid under the table, and to her surprise, a blonde boy of about her age walked in. Ariana jumped slightly, when he turned around because she noticed that he had a tail.
"Sure is dark... Guess nobody's here yet...", the boy said.
She decided to reveal herself, and stood up. The boy was startled and jumped into a fighting position. He then noticed she was only a girl, and straightened himself back up.
"Where'd you come from?" He asked.
"I don't know, I just sort of...landed here by accident. Where am I?" Ariana asked him.
He brushed his hair back with his hand and said, "You're on the Prima Vista Theatre Ship, and we're heading to Alexandria, to put on the play 'I Want to Be Your Canary' for Queen Brahne and Princess Garnet."
"Woah!" Ariana mumbled to herself. "I'm in the Final Fantasy 9 game! How did this happen?"
"What did you say?" asked the boy.
"Oh, nothing. Hey, what's your name anyway?"
"Zidane," he replied, lighting a candle, "and who are you?"
"Um...my name is Ariana..." Once again, she looked around, hardly believing what had obviously happened.
"Nice to meet you."
He held out his hand, and as they shook, they heard a voice shout, "Who's there?"
"It's me, Zidane, and my friend, Ariana!" Zidane shouted.
Three men came out of the other door, all armed with a different weapon.
A red-haired guy said, "Hey, Zidane! You sure are late!"
Zidane replied, "Sorry, so where's the boss?"
"Not here yet," another of the men said.
"Oh, well this is Ariana. Seems she's gotten herself lost, and found herself on our ship. Ariana, this is Blank, Marcus, and that weird-looking guy there is Cinna." He pointed them out to her, and she giggled when he pointed to the piggy looking man called Cinna.
They all waved "hello" to her. Suddenly, somebody jumped down from the stairs wearing some type of mask. Ariana hid once again, and watched the four men slash at the mask-wearer. *lol, i didn't know what else to put!*
After a few rounds of attacks, the mask split apart to reveal a large man, who yelled "Hey, fools! You're lookin' a lot better! Gwahahaha!"
Once again, she emerged from under the table, and the man stepped back, surprised.
Zidane stepped in and said, "Boss, this is Ariana, a friend of mine. Ariana, this is the leader of Tantalus, his name is Baku."
"Um. Hello, Baku." Ariana managed.
Baku looked her up and down, and yelled, "She looks smart enough to be a member of Tantalus! Ever done any thiefin'?" he asked her.
"No, sir. Tantalus is a group of actor/thieves? Woah...can I join?"
"I'll think about it. Alright! Let's start this meeting already!" he shouted.