And here's chapter two! A few more things are being introduced here, as well as one of the four characters Colette mentioned in the previous chapter.
Sheena: For the most part, two of the characters are two other authors from her old home who were given the chance to join her in the quest. They also died and swapped lives with their OCs and ended up with us. And they are the only two who are dropping into the story; RoyalFanatic is already worried that the OC count is starting to get too high, so no requests, okay?
Colette: Although RoyalFanatic doesn't even know that these two authors are going to come. Who sent them here and why will be explained later on in the fic! ;)
Yup; I'm going to be surprised as hell when the first authoress shows up. And the other two characters are Summon Spirits that are going to opposite Verius (while these OC Spirits and Verius are going to be summoned differently than the other Spirits, I'm going to defy canon and have Verius be able to make pacts). That's also for later, however.
Colette: RoyalFanatic doesn't own us or Tales of Symphonia, nor does she own Anna, Spice, Gamecube, and the three other characters, but she does own the fiction, her personal ideas, herself, Calvin, and the OC she swapped lives with.
Sheena: Away second chapter!
The first thing I do when aware of existing again is cough up blood. Well, I could've thrown up, but I realized I haven't eaten anything in…wow, how long has it been? I'm sure I ate something while up in Welgaia, but I don't remember what it was and when…huh.
I knew I didn't have to eat, drink, or sleep, but I don't see why I can't on occasions. Especially once I join Colette's group; the last thing I need is anyone worrying about me starving to death or being a crazy insomniac.
No, I'm going to offer my full support to them; the last thing I need is to worry them like that.
So, where did I manage to teleport myself now? It looks like I'm on the outskirts of the desert itself…damn it means I got a lot of walking to do, doesn't it?
It looks like it is early morning, however; maybe sixish or something? We must be closer to summer than winter. Damn; I like the cold, and not just because of my connection with ice. Even when I was back at my old home, I loved the chill and beauty of autumn out of all the seasons; I'd rather be too cold than too hot.
I blame her a little; oh well, at least I had something to prepare me for my new life here.
The iPod's on shuffle; I somehow was able to get it on my belt without it threatening to fall off. Too bad skirts don't have pockets. I miss pockets…
Okay, okay, enough mind wandering; I have a job to do. Time to huff to the Renegades.
What if I wanted to break? Laugh it all off in your…face. What would you do? What if I fell to the floor...couldn't take this anymore? What would you do? Do? Do? Come. Break me down! Bury me, bury me! I am finished with yoooooooooooooooou! More 30 Seconds to Mars in my ears: this one being The Kill. I need Kratos to hear this song one day; I think it fits him well concerning Mithos.
A half hour probably goes by, I feel meaningless without a watch, and the iPod clock isn't working on me yet, and it's nothing but sands and sandy wind, and heat and why the frick did I not come with water?
Well, it's not like I need it, so to say, but Yuan's totally going to comment on my stupidity.
Hot water, steam, even heat in general…I may be a little more delicate than the average person, but even with my natural ice affinity, none of those three actually harm me. It's just fire and fire spells themselves. And this is said despite the fact that I could stroll around Flanoir au-natural and not freeze to death.
Don't ask me; I have no idea how this works.
"Would you be Lady Cecilia?" A male voice? I look up to see a…De…sian-no, it's not a Desian. He really does look like one though; I think the helmet is what's actually different. It's my Renegade guide! Joy!
"I would be," I replied, taking out the note. "'Come to Triet; your debt will be repaid in full. Give this to the guide and burn it'; does this handwriting look familiar?"
The guide nodded and destroyed the note. "This way please."
Wow, I'm about to see the Triet Base with my own eyes. Okay, calm down; it's just the Renegades; it's not like they're as good as Lloyd is.
…this is pretty cool though.
"Hold on a second…" My guide stopped and frowned into the distance. My angelic eyes had already picked up the silver-white speck that he must've just spotted. "There's something out there. A monster?"
I walked forward and…oh. Martel. I could see why the guide would think she's a monster, but…by the goddess! How many more things/people that have something to do with me are going to appear from my old home!?
Simply put, there was someone unconscious lying on the sandy ground; a female humanoid silver-white tigress with medium length blond hair and, once she finally opens them, dark blue eyes. She also had a royal blue cloak over tunic and pants the same color, which was held together with two golden clasps, and brown traveling boots. I got closer and saw a silver ring on her right ring finger. A sword and satchel were lying not too far away from her.
But there was a question now, what this her, or was this her? My she and I died and swapped bodies…did these two do likewise? I found a flask in the tigress' hands; it was empty. "Looks like the heat got to her…you have a water flask?"
"Don't you?" My guide asked me.
"Uhhh…" Yeah, I'm stupid sometimes. I grabbed an apple gel and drew the sweet apple juice from it instead. Even though we didn't run into any bandits or monsters, and I was perfectly fine.
The Renegade chucked. "Sure; we all do that sometimes." He fished out his own flask and tossed it to me. "Just try to leave me some water, okay?"
"It's just for her," I insisted, opening it and tipping water into the tigress' mouth. I also dumped a little water onto my hands and splashed her face. "Hey Gamecube! Up and at 'em!"
"Wh-wha…?" Oh thank goodness; she woke! Dark blue eyes scanned the desert surroundings; hah, told ya! Oh, and then she finally focused her attention on me. "C-Cece!? Then…this is Symphonia!?"
"Well, Symphonia is actually Sylvarant and Tethe'alla at this point," I said. "But this is Sylvarant, yes." I stood up and helped Gamecube to her feet. "Miss Gamecube, I see you recognize me?" I asked in a whisper; my guide doesn't need to hear this. "How the heck did you get here?"
"Well…" Gamecube shuffled her feet. "I do remember being on my laptop at home…and then the fire!" She jumped. "The house was set on fire! I…I didn't think it could even happen! I tried to get out, and I think I grabbed my memory stick…"
"So you and the Gamecube were caught by death as well," I muttered, reaching for the satchel; sure enough, a small black 2GB memory stick was in there, among a bunch of gald, apple gels, and life bottles. Hey, why did her satchel get life bottles and mine didn't!?
"Say wha…?"
I almost missed her confusion; there was something else hidden underneath the gels and gald; a purple vial. If this was what I thought it was… "What happened next?"
"I had a dream, Cece; the spirits told me you were here! Someone with a strange voice also told me that he could find a way for me to reach you, and asked if I was willing to take the chance. H-honestly, I wasn't sure at first…but something told me that if I took this, I'd finally be able to meet you, so I did it."
I'm not surprised about that last comment; she was down in Georgia while I lived in New Jersey. Oh fuck…I finally was able to meet her! And she was finally able to meet me! This is incredible!
…why do I have the feeling that the strange voice was Origin? If it was, then I can understand why the vial is here. "And then?"
"Oh, well, I woke up in the Netherrealm," Gamecube continued. Ha, the Netherrealm. That's right; the tigress in front of me is currently in Mortal Kombat fanmode. "And-and I saw Taven! I-I told him I needed to get here, and here I am!"
"But you were unsure how much water you needed to cross the desert?" I asked.
Gamecube shook her head and gathered her sword. "I don't know how big this desert is!"
I looked to locate my guide…hey; he actually backed off a little! Awww, such a kind Renegade! "At any rate, the voice was right. Before I came here, I was the one behind the name that is RoyalFanatic."
Gamecube stared at me. Hard. Then the sword, what was it called? Lunavalora, I believe. Anyway, the sword drops back onto the ground, there is a loud squeal that I'm sure Kratos was able to hear from wherever he is, and then I'm caught not in a hug, but in a glomp.
"O-oh my god! RF! Cece!" I'm not sure what's going to happen first: me losing my hearing or her letting go of me. "We talked on the phone for so long…and now here we are! We finally get to meet!"
"Not the way I originally planned, but whatever works." You know, I really am happy. But him…this means her "game" knowledge is mediocre at best. "You read the fic; you should know what's going on now."
"You're…going to join the Renegades?" She asked.
"Right, and since we stumbled upon you, and it's for the best that you stick with me, I'll ask Yuan if you could work with me," I replied. "You can be a Renegade too!"
"Excellent!"
"Just make sure to keep quiet about what I told you," I said. "We're going to have to follow the "game plot" as close as we can."
Gamecube nodded her head. "Yes, of course."
I waved the Renegade back over. "Listen, she's a friend from far away, and it's her first time here; I'm worried about her being on her own. You think your leader will be able to make her a Renegade too? She can just follow under my command."
"What of Cruxis?" My guide asked.
"I'll just tell Yggdrasill she's a servant or something," I replied, which earned a shocked gasp from the tigress. "Sorry, Gamecube! But that's the only way I can give you the protection you need. Calvin and uncle will be told otherwise; promise."
Gamecube grabbed her sword again, and nodded. I took the vial and packed it away in my own satchel, tossed the tigress her satchel, and looked back to our guide. "Well? Shall we head to the base?"
Yuan raised his eyebrow, and I can see why: I came running to Triet without a water flask, at all, and Gamecube's a humanoid tigress, which I'm positive is something he has never even seen in his four thousand years of living. Of course, we both pretended to look shocked that it is the cobalt Seraph who walked out of the doors.
I ran forward first. "Are you sure you're sane, Yuan?"
"I was sure you'd ask that," Yuan admitted. "Well, let's talk somewhere more private. Your…friend over there…" He motioned towards Gamecube, who let out a squeak and hurriedly waved.
"She's not from here, but we've kept contact for a few years," I said. "I told her a bit about Cruxis and what's going on, and she decided to come over and help out. Do you think you she could join too? Have her work with me or something?"
"Technically, she'll be under you," the Seraph said. "But yes, I see what you mean. And she is…?"
"Gamecube," I said. "Hey Gamecube? I want you to meet a fellow Seraph turned traitor and a friend of mine: Yuan Kafei. Yuan, meet my friend from another planet: Gamecube Silvermoon."
"Planet?" Gamecube asked.
Oh shit…that's right. "Planet, realm…same thing. We call them planets," I added to Yuan. "While she calls them realms."
"I see," Yuan said. "Alright then; as long as she doesn't turn on us. Come with me."
It's larger than the "game" indicated, but other than that, there isn't any difference between the base I've seen and this one. This makes things easier; especially when we're going to travel to Tethe'alla for the first time. The halls were empty, but I was able to pick up plenty of sounds; men talking, mock brawling, or else screaming to each other about finding some "kid in red".
Kid in red…
Oh frick… Lloyd…
We made it to the office with little problem. I leaned towards the door leading to the beds while Gamecube and Yuan sat in the chairs near his desk. Hey, I have to set our getaway now; can't have Lloyd thinking Gamecube and I are "Desians".
"So Cecilia, I see you're impressed."
"Very." I waved a hand. "No wonder you wanted me to stand in for you all the time. But still…who's this kid in red? A stray you want to make a Renegade?"
Gamecube looked confused, but Yuan spoke before she could say anything. "It's nothing you need to worry about at this point. Botta's taking care of things right now."
"Your second-in-command, General Yuan?" I can't help but smirk.
The Seraph rolled his eyes at me. "I know you still have the whole concept of Champions and armies rattling in that little head of yours, but this isn't the Ancient War."
"The Champion bloodlines may have become the two Chosen families, but by all rights, I'm still Sylvarant's Champion. I think the two worlds still need us here." Zelos is the Chosen of Tethe'alla, and he is the land's Champion too. Even if I'll never like him. Perverted freak.
I still don't want him to die, however.
"If you wish to think that way, then yes, he is my second," Yuan said, shaking his head. "And so you'll be my third-in-command, the Renegade Champion. You'll be a rank under Botta, but you'll have his freedoms."
"Renegade Champion, huh?"
"You won't have to worry about anyone, other than your friend Gamecube here of course, to report to you. Weren't the Champions the 'generals with no army' anyway?"
"Yes, they were." I nodded. "Now we're the heralds of the Hero." I laughed. "At least, that's what I think. So, you don't mind that I've held onto a title for so long?"
"Better than the death grip Yggdrasill has on Martel, right?" Gamecube asked. Well well, someone remembers reading the fanfic.
Yuan nodded. "It will be…painful, yes, but it is time Martel got the peaceful sleep she deserves. The peace she's deserved for four thousand years."
"I've been watching all this time. Unable to move…unable to do anything…I've watched all those foolish things you've done." Martel's words to Mithos from the "game" echo in my head; I wonder if she'll say this to him when we get that far. It's a long while ahead, though, no sense worrying about it now. "Never forget her, her love, and her dreams, but remember that not everything lasts forever."
Yuan nodded. "Whenever I'm on Derris Kharlan, Botta's in charge down here. Since you're third-in-command, you won't have to worry about the men or the bases."
"Just me," Gamecube said.
"Just her," the Seraph agreed. "As long as you two can follow orders and work with others, you should be fine. Cecilia, I know of you and your morals; I won't ask for reports unless they're absolutely needed. All I want from you, and Gamecube here, completely is your silence."
You'll want a report after the Tower of Salvation, of course. You'll need one at least two or three more times later on too. But I don't voice this; I just nod. "And you have it. Speaking of something absolutely needed, I have information: this Chosen, Colette, is the one. Mithos ordered me to join Kratos and watch over her, but I'm not pledging loyalty to him anymore. When we do reach the tower, I'm stealing her away."
"No meaningless deaths," Yuan said bluntly.
"Colette doesn't deserve to die!" Gamecube blurted out.
"We couldn't fake a death and hide her in Tethe'alla?" I asked. "At least until we can get the Eternal Sword out of Mithos' hands?"
Yuan made to reply, but the door to the hallway hissed open and the "kid in red" entered. He kept his back to us; I don't think he even noticed that we were in here! Seriously Lloyd, are you that dense?
"Phew, I think I lost them…"
Gamecube jumped from her chair and neared me as Yuan rose from his seat and walked over towards Lloyd. "And just who the hell are you?"
He turned around and oh holy frick what the hell I'm actually staring at Lloyd Irving. The gentle idealist, the future Eternal Swordsman, and my cousin…
Okay, no hyperventilating…rapid blinking works though.
"Give me your name, and I shall give you mine," Lloyd insisted.
Yuan laughed. "You certainly got guts, kid. But I don't see the need to introduce myself to a miserable little creature like you."
"What a coincidence," Lloyd countered. "Because I don't see the need to introduce myself to a moron who doesn't realize how pathetic he is."
"Why you-!" You know how this scene goes: Yuan had a ball of lightning going; it gets charged and scarier, well, as scary as a small ball of lightning can get, anyway. Lloyd brought his hands to his face in defense, and…bingo! Exsphere! The Seraph dropped his attack, actually looking stunned. "An exsphere! You're…Lloyd!?"
"And if I am?" Lloyd asked, bringing hands back to his sides. Gamecube is jumping next to me; I think she remembers this from our old phone conversations.
Yuan walked forward; I'm surprised Lloyd didn't flinch or jump back or anything. "Hmmm…yes. I see the resemblance."
"Anna and Kratos?" Gamecube mouthed to me. I nodded; Lloyd still didn't realize the two of us were here. I'm sure anyone capable of putting two and two together could see how similar Lloyd was to his parents.
It…it probably wasn't going to be a good thing for the swordsman, though. Especially considering who his father actually is.
Lloyd opened his mouth, and three Renegades charged into the room: Botta and two lackeys. "Sir. We received reports that the Chosen's group has infiltrated the facility."
"You…" Lloyd looked pissed. "You're the Desian I ran into at the temple!"
"So, you're Lloyd?" Botta asked, eyeing the kid with interest. "Now this is amusing."
"Botta, I'm leaving," Yuan cut in, past us, grabbing Lunavalora, and stopped near the door. "My plans will be ruined if he sees me."
Yeah, Kratos seeing you here wouldn't work well, would it?
"What of the Chosen?" Botta asked.
"I'll leave that to you." Was Yuan's reply.
The other Renegade nodded. "Understood."
Yuan turned back towards my cousin. "Lloyd. The next time we meet, you're mine. Just you wait." He left the room.
Oh shit…escape route needed now.
"Hey! He took my blade!" Gamecube jumped. "Give it back!" She ran after Yuan.
"We're not finished with you, Desian!" I shouted, following the tigress. I was just barely able to glimpse the shocked look on Lloyd's face; hopefully he was shocked that the Desians were horrible enough to capture two innocent female travelers.
Two beds, more plants, and those strange transporters in the corner; I wonder if they link to the Flanoir base. Yuan was standing on one of them, and he looked at me with a raised eyebrow as the door slid shut. "Not finished with me?"
"Look, you're going to order me to join them," I replied. "We'd have a better chance of doing that without them thinking we're Desians."
"And you took my sword!" Gamecube shouted.
"Oh yeah, we're not happy that you jumped us and took our supplies," I added. "So we rushed in to get everything back. Too bad you still escaped with my weapon anyway."
"Either we're some pretty kind Desians, or you two are just lucky," Yuan said. He then paused. "…wait, you came without a weapon?"
"I gave up Terragrinder, okay?" Fricking earth weapon. "I have money; I'm going to buy another one."
"Don't bother." Yuan fished out a rapier and tossed it to me. He tossed Lunavalora back to Gamecube too. "The sheath for it is on one of the two beds, and a sheath that should fit your friend's blade is on the other. Welcome to the Renegades. Just make sure the brat doesn't have his way, or else find a way to get to Origin and the Eternal Sword."
"I think you have plans for that latter though," I said. Holding Lloyd like a string over Kratos' head…Wait. He's going to hold both Lloyd and me! Crap!
"Was that Lloyd?" Gamecube asked. "Lloyd is Kratos' son, right? Has he been living since that day with Kvar?"
"Looks like it," Yuan replied. He and I raised our heads; we could pick up the sounds of battle. Oh shit, Lloyd and the guys are fighting Botta already…now, how will be joining, I wonder. "Apparently Kratos has the idea too."
"He realizes his son lives on…" A message would've been nice, but I guess this works too.
"Good luck," Yuan ignored my comment. "If anything unexpected happens, keep me informed." With a flash, he was gone.
The rapier…wow, Featherglow had actually changed! The hilt was still that aged bronze, but it seemed the blade was actually silver! It felt a tad heavier than Terragrinder, which has a blade made of diamond, but…wow. There was a greenish hue glowing off it too; a wind rapier from long ago. I could feel the magic boost it offered me too.
There was a royal blue sheath on one bed, and a bronze on the other. Securing our new sheaths to our belts, and making sure satchels were still in place, we turned to each other and grinned.
Now all we had to do was wait to join Lloyd.
Wooow, did any time pass at all? Or were we in some sort of strange limbo that involved time stopping, spandex wearing femboys flying around raining down rabid hamsters on crying humans, and babies dying?
Well…you know what, completely disregard what I just said. It seemed to be getting colder instead of hotter, the sun appeared to be starting to set, and no brain, we are not on Derris Kharlan.
"What now, Cece?" Gamecube asked from beside me.
We meet up with Lloyd and co. and officially join. But how do we actually go about doing that? "Let's make our way back to Triet. That's where they're going; we'll figure out what to do there."
Grabbing the tigress, I unveil my spectral wings and push us into the sky. She yelps as we cruise though the skies.
I wonder if Lloyd would mention us as they journeyed, as I had in the fanfic. Although I have no clue how he'll be able to explain off a humanoid.
Wait…speaking of explaining off…what am I going to tell Kratos about how I met her? Frick…I can't say that I had a previous life on a different planet in a completely different galaxy…that wouldn't go too well…
Hold on a second…during that time Kratos and Aunt Anna were on the run…I was the decoy; I didn't spend all of my time with them…that's how I met her! I found magitechnology in Tethe'alla that linked to her planet, and we chatted once a week, every week. Well, unless they were the ones in Tethe'alla.
He might not be pleased to hear about this friend I've never seemed to mention, but at least I can get away with this. Man, all of this is more complicated than I thought.
All the lies and deceits…I can't really blame others like me and Gamecube who fall into their own "Tales of Symphonia universes".
"I had Noishe track down Colette and the others." That was Genis' voice; we're nearby. Okay, time to step down onto the ground and trail the team. "Then we tracked you down at the base."
"Really? Good job Noishe!" Lloyd's voice echoed in the air; he sounded quite pleased. Noishe also let out a few barks…maybe in embarrassment? I swear, he does sound like a dog. No wonder Lloyd called him one…
"Noishe was more useful than you," Kratos' voice interjected; okay, I totally couldn't help snickering. But wait…if I could hear them, then it's most likely he could hear me! Okay…so…now what?
"Humph…sorry for not 'being useful' then," Lloyd rebuttled, sounding grumpy. There was a drawn out sigh. "Well, at least I fought good, right?"
"You were amazing Lloyd!" That was Colette. Always the one complimenting Lloyd…
Oh wait a minute…can I play matchmaker? I'll definitely try to get Lloyd and Sheena together then! I was never too big a fan of Colette and Lloyd together, anyway…
"But still, I wonder where those girls went," Lloyd muttered; I almost couldn't hear him. Well…this was decision time. Somewhat.
"Girls?" Raine asked. Huh, she's speaking out earlier than I thought she would. "What do you mean?"
"There were two girls there," Lloyd said. "Uhh…before you guys showed and everything. I think the Desians jumped them or something."
"Oh no…I hope they're okay!" That was Colette.
"Two girls…" Kratos sounded suspicious. Oh crap…does he already suspect me? "Do you remember what they looked like?"
"Well, one of them had a lot of purple on, and had purple hair," Lloyd replied. Wow, real descriptive. Thanks Lloydie. "And the other was a tiger! But…she was standing like a human! She spoke like a human too!"
"A tiger acting like a human?" Genis sounded dubious.
I sighed and rolled my eyes. "She is what's known as a humanoid, uncle." Gamecube jumped; I wonder if she was expecting me to use mental telepathy or something. While the idea does sound cool, I have no clue how to do it. "Saying they're a combination of humans and animals is probably the crudest way to put it. They're common on other lands; some planets have more humanoids than humans."
"She sounds like a humanoid," Kratos said. Oh goodie; he did hear me!
"Humanoid…" Raine muttered. "I've come across that term in a book before. Basically they are like us, but have the appearance of animals. This female, for example, is a tigress humanoid."
"So, they're basically part human and part animal?" Lloyd asked. I winced, wondering how much of this conversation Gamecube was actually hearing; I knew she had some improved hearing and sight, although not as strong as mine or Kratos'.
There was a slap. "Professor! What'd I do!?" I think Raine hit Lloyd. Too bad I wasn't able to see it.
There was also a sigh, but I don't know if Kratos sighed because of Lloyd or because he could hear my giggle fit. "Lloyd, if you were a humanoid and someone said that, how would you feel?"
"Uhhhh…" Realization was obviously sinking in. My giggling fit increased. Gamecube was giggling too; oh dear.
"It's extremely rude," Raine added. "Even if it is the simple truth." She sighed.
"I'm not sure about the humanoid, but I do believe I know the other girl," Kratos said. "That is, if your description of her is accurate."
"Who is she?" Raine asked.
"She is my niece." Was Kratos' reply, and all of a sudden I'm turning a bright red. It's not helping that Gamecube's now giggling at me. "Her parents died too young, too early…I promised them I would look after her. I told her to stay home, but obviously she didn't. I have reason to believe she escaped the Desians, however."
"I bet you she got caught looking for you in the first place," Genis commented. Oooh, now I can use that as an excuse! Thanks Genis! There was a slap. "Raine!"
"Apologize!" The healer said sharply.
"It's…alright," Kratos said. "I should've realized she'd be as stubborn as her father."
"Or that Mithos told me to join you…" I added softly. "But we can use that."
Okay, so the group went into the inn already. The two of us, meanwhile, were sitting near the oasis. It's dark, yes, but there are still a few more things to cover.
"Gamecube, what skills do you have?" I asked.
The tigress looked up at me. "Ummm, my sword. And Spirit Force. Oh! Will I still be able to use Spirit Force!?"
"In your sword, probably. So I'm thinking a Fire Emblem mindset?" Gamecube nodded. "Then let's get you situated for the types of battles here."
"Can I use magic?"
I pulled out the purple vial. "I found this in your satchel; I think whoever was the voice gave it to you. It's liquid Aionis."
"Aionis?"
It's the reason why uncle and Zelos can use magic," I replied. "Even though they're human. I'm guessing you're still under the human category here, so you'll need to drink this. Raine can teach you healing and light magic, and I'll teach you how to use a few of my sword techs."
"You're the best Cece!" Gamecube hugged me before taking the vial.
"Cece?" Ooooooh frick Kratos isn't standing behind me, is he? I turned and...oh frick Kratos is standing behind me. With a bemused look on his face.
"It's her nickname for me," I stood up and brushed myself as Gamecube coughed on the Aionis she just took in.
"So, a visitor from another planet?" Kratos asked, eyeing Gamecube, who jumped up to her feet.
"I found a communicator on Tethe'alla that linked to her planet," I said. "While you and Aunt Anna were on the run; we've been friends for a long while. Uncle, meet Gamecube Silvermoon. Gamecube, my uncle Kratos Aurion."
"It's…it's nice to meet you sir…" the poor tigress was squeaking, but the two managed to shake hands with no difficulty.
"And you as well." He turned towards me. "So, able to escape the Desians unscratched?"
"Ask no questions, get no lies." What? I wasn't going to tell him we joined the Renegades. To hell with that. "And I could use what Genis said against you."
"Fair enough."
"Will we be joining you guys?" Gamecube asked. "I mean…we did find you, and we're here and everything."
"Indeed." Kratos looked at me one last time. I wonder if he had ever noticed the scar Kvar gave me; he never mentioned it. "As long as the Chosen does not object, I see no problems."
"Good." I nodded. From next to me, Gamecube nodded as well. "Lead the way back to the inn? I think we need some rest."
Tomorrow would come soon enough.
Zelos: And that's a wrap! So, what does she mean by planets and galaxies, eh? Well, RoyalFanatic created this whole idea of a Video Galaxy, where all the planets of the video games co-exist. Our worlds, the Final Fantasy planets…you get the idea. You guys have your Milky Way Galaxy; there's no change there. Basically RF and her OC jumped from their original galaxies to the others'.
Regal: Do not expect many musical interludes to appear either; they'll actually jump in during chapters with a lot of significance. This chapter was the introduction of Gamecube, so it's to be expected. The Champions that are mentioned are RoyalFanatic's original idea. During the war, there were two noble families that fought for the kings: the Champions. The Aurions were the Champions of Sylvarant, and the last Aurion married into the Brunel family, which is how Colette's family becomes the Chosen bloodline for Sylvarant. The Wilders were the Champions of the Tethe'alla, and Zelos' family is the Chosen bloodline for Tethe'alla. RoyalFanatic and Zelos are the techincal Champions for the two worlds, and Colette and Zelos are the Chosen.
Zelos: The authors will also have those vials of Aionis because they're humans and both will eventually be using magic at some point in time. Who gave it to them is the person who brought them here, and that will be fully explained at least before the betrayal at the Tower. This all might be a little sketchy, but RF will do her best to explain everything with little to none plotholeage. If you're still skeptical, just try to humor us, mmkay?
Regal: And this is all from us. We hope you enjoyed the chapter.
