Cosmos smiled as the last of her warriors gathered around her throne. "Before we begin," she said. "I'd like to introduce three people. They're all champions from previous wars, and I invited them for today's festivities." The goddess snapped her fingers, and three figures appeared in a bright flash of light.

"First is a face you should all know, as I've beaten you all to the ground like dough! Ohohoho!" Laughed the small woman. All of the current warriors cringed at the memory of Shantotto, their training instructor.

Next was a man dressed like a fancy pirate. "What kind of party doesn't invite the leading man? I'm Bathier. And you," he threw a pointed glare at Tidus. "look too much like a certain boy whom shall not be named. Stay away from me." The Ace had no idea how to respond to that.

The third person, a tall woman with pink hair, just said, "Lightning." Bartz and Zidane looked at her, then Cloud, then her, then Squall, then her again, then at each other, then shrugged in confusion.

"Now," Cosmos caught everyones attention. "present time!" The Warriors of Cosmos were still unused to seeing their goddess so happy. "First shall be...Squall!"

The lion unwillingly stepped forward as Cosmos snapped her fingers. Suddenly, a very nice car was in front of him. A very nice, very familiar car. Squall grinned, already plotting on how to put this baby for ransom. Poor, poor Irvine.

"Onion Knight, your turn." The youngest fighter stepped up, and a large box was suddenly in his hands.

He opened it to find maps. Nine maps to be exact. "Oh wow! A detailed map of every one of our worlds! I've been trying to get these for a while!"

Cosmos called Bartz up next, and he found himself with a book. 'The Book of Incredible Information' it read. Curious, he opened it, and he found himself glued to the pages of uncommon knowledge and facts. Who knew that Chocobos were named that because the first one discovered smelled like chocolate...?

Zidane was next, and he was handed a slip of paper. He seemed a bit frustrated at first, until he read what was on the paper. "Holy crap! Three entirely free days at the tavern in Baron! Woo!" Firion and Tidus were secretly envious of the boy. That place was expensive!

The thief nudged the mime away from his book so they could both witness Cloud's reaction to his gift.

It was a box. No markings, words, or pictures adorned it. Cloud lightly shook it, then took a small peek inside. His face instantly flushed a deep crimson and he shut the box hastily.'This was probably ment for me to give to Tifa.' He thought quickly. Although, judging by Bartz and Zidane's hysterical laughter, it was likely a prank. He ignored his comrade's inquiries about his gift. He's not going to tell anyone about this. EVER.

Then came Firion. He was handed an incredibly large bouquet of flowers. In the center was a multitude of Wild Roses, while various rare flowers from other worlds surrounded them. Call him as many unmanly things as you want, Firion loved flowers and this display of kindness almost brought a tear to his eye.

The Warrior of Light was next, and Cosmos handed him a small box. He opened it without hesitation and pulled out an incredibly intricate silver cape. On the back was a silhouette of the goddess, and the tag read 'By BM# 91, AKA: Amano.'

Terra stepped up next, and what she was given made her squeal in delight. It was a stuffed Moogle doll, and an incredibly cute one at that. She hugged it tight, as if it would dissapear if she let go.

Tidus walked up to Cosmos, and was carefully handed a large blitzball that had a buzz saw in it. "...Isn't this Wakka's?" He asked no one in particular. Zidane stopped breathing, hoping he wouldn't get mad or something. "Hah! This is awesome! Serves him right for hogging it all this time."

Whew!

"And last but not least," she motioned for the paladin to step up. "Cecil Harvey." The goddess stepped to the side so Cecil could see his gift...And so his gift could see him.

"...Rosa? Ceodore?"

"Hello, Cecil. It's been a while."

The couple gentelly embraced each other, making sure not to harm the baby. "Rosa...You...I'm...Whoever did this is probably the kindest person on all the planets." (Meanwhile, Tidus was shoving Zidane out of the way so he could read Bartz's book over the mime's shoulder.)

The following silence was greatly comforting...Until a gunshot rang through the air. "Well, I don't know about all you people," Balthier said as he rested his gun on his shoulder. "but all this touchy stuff is making me famished. How about some food, Cosmos?"

The Warrior of Light looked absolutely appalled at the sky pirate's behavior, but the goddess just smiled. "You're right. I'm sure you're all hungry." She waved her hand, and a very large table with tons and tons of food on it suddenly appeared. "Let's enjoy the festivities!"


...After the last chapter, this one just seems like crap. Ah well, we have the part next chapter!

Thanks for reading!