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FINAL FANTASY 9

Retexed by Mella

The rain fell and the boat rocked viciously as a man ran to steer the ship away from the violent storm and a girl held on to the railing for her life as the boat rocked.

The girls head shot up as she looked around the large room, she wiped her wet eyes dry as she stood, smoothing her white dress and looking out the window where the birds flew through the fresh morning sky off into the distance. She watched them fly away from Alexandria, also wishing to be as free, as the birds flew away to a large ship approaching the shore.

The young male jumped from the ladder inside the ship, running a hand through his blonde hair. He knew the ship so well it wasn't hard for him to find the entrance door in the dark. "Sure is dark. Guess nobody's here yet." He sighed lighting a match and taking it to the middle of the room where a candle set and he lit it.

"Whose there!" A familiar voice called from a close doorway.

"It's me Zidane." He called back in annoyance. The door quickly opened and three men rushed out.

"Hey, you're late." One, Blank, growled smoothing down his spiked fiery hair.

"Sorry, so where's the boss?" Zidane asked looking around.

"Aint' here yet." Another with a white hat sitting upon his bald head and his falling fat visible through his shirt, Cinna, said and the last, Marcus, nodded. Suddenly a door flung open and a monster jumped out of the doorway a large dragon head set on his shoulders as he growled.

Blank drew his sword, Zidane his dagger, and Cinna his hammer. As they all took blows to the monster all Marcus could do was grab the falling items from his pocket as he striked the others and fell clumsily. Holding his dagger hard between his hands Zidane hit him with one final strike causing the dragon mask to shatter and the large man grabbed his head yelping in pain, "My head! Go easy you guys."

Baku laughed as he watched his men drop to their knees in exhaustion. "Hey fools." He smiled laughing at an unconscious Cinna. "You're looking a lot better." He bellowed patting Zidane and grabbing the money out of Marcus's hand with a glare on his face, "Give me that. Alright! Let's start this meeting already!" The boss kicked the door the three had emerged from minutes before open and the four quickly followed him.

"Here is the plan. Tantalus the infamous band of daring thieves, that's us," he said with a smile and Blank rolled his eyes before listening to him continue, "Is headin' to the kingdom of Alexandria. Our mission: to kidnap the heir to the throne, Princess Garnet." He pulled a small ragged doll from his pocket and set it atop of the castle model in front of him. Cinna quickly stood from where he had been laying, "I'll take it from here, so listen up! Our ship's about to dock at Alexandria, and when it does we're gonna' put on our costumes and perform 'I Want to Be Your Canary!' The most popular play in Alexandria. Break a leg Marcus 'cause you're playing the lead!"

"Leave the acting to me." He nodded, "Of course, the real stars will be Blank and Zidane."

Blank stood grabbing a small yellow ball of what looked like some kind of gel from his pocket, "And I'll distract the audience from backstage with these little buggers. I can't stand oglops, but I'll manage. So don't worry about me. And that will be your cue Zidane."

"Yeah, that's when I kidnap Queen Brahne, right?"

"You bet." Baku nodded pulling out an ugly fat doll, "You're gonna kidnap that fat-ass, but-ugly Queen Bra- Wait what am I saying! Okay very funny but your going to kidnap..."

"Yea yea, the Princess I know."

"Yep that bablicious beauty, Princess Garnet."