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Chapter 59
The Final Friendly Animals: The Key to Ozma
(Ron's POV) (Invincible – Cockpit)
Inside the Invincible, I guided the airship towards the Forgotten Continent. I really got the hang of controlling this airship. Sometimes I chalked it up to having Eclipse's full strength within me, or somehow I just got better by controlling vessels such as that boat to the Blue Narcissus. Or rather, I'm just coming into it all on my own by having the privilege to step and wanting to control the vessels for helping others. Others...
'Once again, I'm thinking of the future,' I thought sadly, 'I'd have to leave this place and then leave all of this behind... including Lovrina...' I growled. 'Grown up so much with all of this experience and I can't choose between my world and this one... damn...' I shook my head trying to erase those thoughts. 'Some other thoughts... any other thoughts... well, there's the fact that I might be growling a tail...' I sighed, 'But that's not even remotely as bad... I would be comforted by everyone... man, and I'm falling into depression that easily.' I then got a serious look on my face, 'If I don't see this through, no one will have a future to worry about... so I got to stop whining about my wants for now...'
I was interrupted out of my thoughts by the familiar sound of clacking armor; something that still was irritating me. Anyway, I knew Steiner was coming into the cockpit to see me.
"What's going on, Steiner?" I asked, keeping my eyes on the screen.
"Are we reaching the Forgotten Continent soon?" the Alexandrian Knight asked.
Looking over the screen and also looking to the Mist with my Aura Sight, noticed the rocky and barren wastelands of the continent dead ahead. "We should be there in about 20 minutes, but we probably won't get out until we know for sure the whereabouts of the Jabberwock, unless you remember."
"I remember Zidane and Amarant having to climb up canyon and met with some monsters that weren't friendly with us," Steiner recalled. "And they were not tough to begin with... only used spells that were able to lift us up in the air or bring us down to the ground."
"Must have been the Spells Light and Heavy," I figured, "I thought they would use some spells to take advantage of that like a Wind-based Spell while in the air and then use Earthquake while on the ground. Sounds like it to me they were doing it to annoy the Hell out of you guys."
"They couldn't use it on me," the Alexandria Knight chuckled, "My armor was too heavy."
I couldn't help but laugh as well, "Glad you were sent to the Wind Shrine then... and maybe it's a good thing you don't by new armor despite how everyone makes fun of it." Hearing Steiner grumble, I had to ask this, "Why don't you change your armor, might I ask?"
"It saved me from countless battles where I would have died," Steiner said, "It would be pointless for me to give it up after all it's been through..."
"Man, now I feel bad about you getting rid of that armor," I smiled, "At least you stick true to yourself, eh? Not letting peer pressure get to you and giving in; I'm proud to know you..."
"Yes, well..." He stammered, "There is a real reason why I came and talked to you..."
"What's that?" I asked.
"I wanted... to get your advice... on women..."
Hearing that made me look at the Alexandrian Knight strangely with a raised eyebrow; he was coming to me for advice? I haven't given good advice on women since... ever!
"Seriously," I asked, "Why me?"
"Well, I see that you and Miss Lovrina are fond of each other very deeply," Steiner replied, walking over to me until he reached my side. "And I was wondering if you can help me out with a woman I'm... er... acquainted with..."
"To tell you the truth, I wouldn't know where to start," I said with a knowing smile, "I mean, Lovrina's the first woman I ever dated and loved. I never was a hit with the ladies before and I just got lucky and it all worked out." I took a deep breath afterwards, "What I'm trying to say is that if you love this woman, tell her... otherwise she's going to be out of your life in the way wanted. More importantly, you need to be honest with yourself and to her when you get to that stage."
"I see..." He noted. "I'll do that... thank you."
"No problem," I replied as I heard Steiner make his way out. That's when I wanted to mess with him, "And I know Beatrix is going to love you back..."
When I heard the audible gasped from the Alexandrian Knight, it took all of my will power not to crack up in front of him and heard him turn on his heel. "Y-Y-Y-Y-You know?"
"Actually," I stopped to look over my shoulder. "She's the only woman I would know to have a thing for you; the only one who is closest to you. I would have talked about some other lady Alexandrian Knights, but I don't think there is anyone else but her. Also, Lovrina and Eiko were at the courtyard when you and Beatrix were about to kiss. I guess you two got caught up in some moment I wasn't there for."
"She wrote me a love letter..." Steiner admitted. "At least I think she did," He then groaned. "I'm still wondering all that... even"
"Actually, Lovrina knew what happened about that letter..." I interrupted, "Eiko was the one who wrote that letter, but it was for Zidane."
"Huh?"
"Yeah, with all the stuff about Dagger becoming Queen, not being able to travel for a while, Eiko saw it as her chance to get her feelings out to Zidane. But complications arose and it fell into Beatrix's hands. She was there because she thought you were the one who wrote that letter after you ran off in another tirade that day."
Steiner sighed, "I see..."
"But look at it this way," I said, "It got the feelings that you two have had for each other for a while... I mean, you two must have felt something before that moment; otherwise you wouldn't have gotten as close as you did that night."
"You're right..." Steiner realized, "And I almost confessed in front of her during Kuja's raid, but it never got out in time..."
"Well, you should get it out after this whole mess is done," I told him. "Don't hold it in..."
"Yes, I understand," Steiner replied. "Thank you for your help."
"No problem..." I said as he left into the interior. "He shouldn't be worried... he just needs to believe in himself..." I found myself a little depressed again, "At least you won't be leaving Beatrix anytime soon, making her feel depressed."
Minutes later, the Invincible had made it towards the Forgotten Continent and saw how covered the giant wasteland really was. If any of the old monsters were still alive, they would have to be hiding out somewhere because if genocide happened in other places, it would definitely happen here since its one of three continents that has not experienced Mist on a worldwide scale. I lowered the altitude of the airship as much as I could without crashing into the canyons, stopped the airship from advancing any further, and got Amarant to help me out since it was he and Zidane that found the Jabberwocks in the first place.
"Where did you see it?" I asked him.
The bounty hunter looked at the Mist covered area as best he could; remembering the continent layout. By starting from where Kuja sent us on the Hilda Garde I, I was able to help retrace his steps. After some time...
"There... that canyon," Amarant pointed out a curved rocky formation to the east of us. "The things tried to ambush us from atop that canyon wall."
Using the Aura Sight, I saw a forest inside the curve of the canyon he pointed out. Seeing that, I turned Amarant and said, "Prepare to disembark."
Amarant nodded as he went to the back to tell Steiner and Choco the info while I prepared to land the airship next to the canyon.
(Forgotten Continent)
Once I landed the Invincible near the canyon pass, Amarant, Choco, Steiner, and I were able to walk out the side door and walk along the top of the canyon. The first thing we heard was some weird noises coming from over the canyon, nothing I could recognize...
"Wait a second," Steiner said, "I recognize those sounds..."
"Yeah, me too," Amarant added, "Still annoying as ever..."
"So you mean those are the Jabberwocks we are hearing?" I asked them.
"Correct," the Pluto Knight replied. "But we must be careful..."
"Alright, let's crouch down and then peek over that cliff," I said.
We decided to slouch and scoot up to the base of the canyon cliff. Choco quickly crouched down, Steiner took a knee in the same speed, and Amarant and I huddled on the ground, creeping towards the rock face to see what was happening. We noticed a low number of four-legged monsters with light blue skin, tan underbelly, and green hair shaped like a Mohawk. I then noticed that they had two arms and wore a short, blue vest. They were all around the small forest area and look out from all corners.
"Kweh..." Choco muttered.
"Aren't they an organized bunch?" Amarant scoffed.
"Too organized," Steiner mused.
"I'll say," I noted. "I mean, were they this intelligent when you two, Lani, and Zidane fought them."
"No," the bounty hunter replied, "They just kept building up the same spells... almost made me sick going up in the air and then brought down to the ground..."
"But now, they look like they are protecting something," the Pluto Knight thought out loud, rubbing his chin.
"Maybe something in the forest," I figured, "That's probably what they are protecting..." For the third time, I used my Aura Sight on the area. I saw the Jabberwocks outside of the forest with some weird blue auras I couldn't put a thought on it. Anyway, I focused inside the forest and found out there were three more Jabberwocks there. However, only two of them carried that weird blue aura. The third had a bright purple aura around it. Thinking about it more, I realized that was our special Jabberwock that we had to find. Opening my eyes I turned to the rest of the group and said, "There are more in the forest, and one of them is our Jabberwock."
"That must be what they are protecting," Steiner realized.
"Kweh?" Choco wondered. "Kweeeh..."
"Yeah, but it can't be because of what we did in the past," Amarant stated. "They must be on edge because of the Mist..."
"Yeah, it's supposed to start wars up again like it was meant, too," I figured. "Since it provokes battles and conflicts, it has to do something with their thinking as well causing the fighting instinct... like what that monster inside the Iifa Tree said..."
(Flashback)
[I contaminate the other continents with Mist to stimulate the fighting instinct.] Soulcage said. [This, in turn, leads to war among the leaders of nations, and then to the fall of civilization; the intended purpose of Mist. Kuja merely puts the by-product to a different use.]
(End Flashback)
"So, no matter what, we may end up fighting them and probably the Yans," I continued. I took a deep breath, "And they will be a pain in the ass... and everything else for that matter."
"Let's just get this thing over with..." Amarant stated as he stood up.
"RAWR!"
"Huh?"
"Kweh?"
All four of us turned around and we noticed some kind of large monster heading right for us. Quickly, we rolled out of the way and evaded the charge. That's when we got a good look at it... It looked like a large, red dragon with decaying skin and bones being visible and had four giant wings that were white and feathers. Something like the dragons from the planet Terra... but I remembered them from the Iifa Tree.
"A Dracozombie!" I gasped.
"KWWWEEHHH!" Choco shouted in shock.
"Dracozombie?" Steiner asked.
"Care to fill us in," Amarant stated.
"It's one of the monsters from the Iifa Tree," I told him. "And around that place is most identified with death as it has many monsters with their souls ripped from their still-living bodies. With this thing around, it's only showing how badly the world is affected."
"That's not all," the bounty hunter pointed out as we turned to see the scene before us. The Dracozombie had turned its attention towards the Jabberwocks at the forest and a battle had begun.
(Play PD-4 from the Bouncer)
The Jabberwocks were launching Aera spells, consisting of light green energy waves that carried numerous mini-tornadoes within. Most of it was blown back by the dragon's wings, causing the Jabberwocks to be blown back, but some did hit their mark underneath the body. But after seeing the dragon stunned, the Jabberwocks picked themselves back up and then went back on the offensive with their Aera magic. I even started to see Aera magic being cast from the forest area, meaning the two inside were now fighting.
"Where was this battle when we fought them?" Amarant asked as another Aera blast in the Dracozombie.
"Like I said before," I replied seeing the Dracozombie smack a couple of the Jabberwocks with its tail, "It's the Mist that's putting the battle in them; they see an enemy moving on their territory and have something to protect, they are going to fight hard and they are going to fight with everything that got." I then felt the dragon start to cast magic of its own. Once I saw the tell-tale signs of electricity being coursed though the body, I yelled, "Hit the dirt!"
Choco had flown behind the canyon for cover while Amarant, Steiner, and I dove for the ground and covered our heads. Next thing we knew, there was a roar from the Dracozombie and then I heart thunder flaring and then I heard lightning striking the ground and things around it. I could feel the rumble of the ground and the dirt kick up on top of me. I was able to look up and then saw the results of that Thundara spell...
Patches of the ground and forest were totaled while the Jabberwocks from the outside were knocked out from the attack. Checking my Aura Sight, I gasped as I saw the two Jabberwocks defending the friendly one had been hit as well and only the friendly one remained.
'Damn,' I thought, 'This Mist makes that thing stronger somehow... and the worse part of this is that none of us are armed with White Magic Spells to kill that thing. Meaning we have to deal that thing the old fashioned way...'
Seeing the Dracozombie land on the ground and then start to advance on the forest, I wanted to make my move...
"Guys, it's time to rumble!" I shouted as I stood up and shook the dirt off my body.
"KWEH!" Choco shouted as he flew back up the canyon cliff.
"Finally! I was waiting for someone to say that," Amarant said, cracking his knuckles. "I was ready to fight something after that disappointing trip to Terra and most of it was spent on saving Zidane's moping ass. And then Garland was the only real fight I had, and he's dead now..."
"But how will we get down," Steiner interjected, looking over the cliff and how far the jump was, "Surely, you all don't mean to jump all the way down?"
"There's no time for the cautious road, Steiner," I shouted, as I revved up my right leg and had it on fire, "But I'm bringing the fight to him; Dragon Kick!" I shot up my foot to ignite it even more and shot for the flaming dragon from it. The force of it knocked the dragon zombie's face up with a painful roar coming out of its mouth. "Luckily I remembered that zombies hate fire..."
And luckily, my gloating had given the undead dragon enough time to recover from the attack and then focus its attention on us. I did not want those Jabberwocks to get any more of the damage for that dragon to come and finish them off.
"Well Steiner," Amarant said as prepared to fight. "You don't have to worry about jumping down; he's coming to us."
The Pluto Knight silently and readily drew his sword as his response, prepared for battle.
"Choco, strike him down!" I said as the undead dragon began to inhale some air.
"KWWEEH!" The golden chocobo shouted as he zoomed from behind us and headed straight behind the Dracozombie. "KWEHHHHHHHHH!" He then created the familiar energy shield that had a spiral blend of both red and blue colors, signaling for the Spiral Impact attack. Choco drove straight down for the Dracozombie's back, making contact. It caused the dragon to raise its head to the air again and launch a breath of dark green.
"Whoa, that could have zombified us," I gasped.
"Then let's make sure it doesn't happen," Amarant shouted as he reached into his pocket and then pulled out one of his razor disks and then threw them at the dragon zombie's neck, making a giant cut from the front… which pissed off the dragon more... "Damn, it should have cut through!"
"Then the Mist IS making this thing tougher than normal," I realized as we had to dodge a vicious claw strike from the dragon. "Or maybe it is because we've always taken the easy way by hitting them with White Magic?"
"Either way, we have to slay this dragon," Steiner announced as he slashed with his sword to deflect another claw strike. "We need to formulate a plan!"
"Like what?" the bounty hunter grumbled as he threw another razor disk, this time it missed as the dragon swiveled its neck.
Choco was still keeping its distance and then moving in close for attacks every now and then, but the Dracozombie was now onto him and now had its sights set on the golden chocobo. I gasped as I realized something...
"Get the wings so it doesn't fly away," I shouted, "Choco's our best bet in having the advantage against it, and he doesn't have a chance if that thing comes after him!"
"Then I got the attack to strike," Steiner said as I saw the dragon make it's away towards, "But I need to get in close..."
I sighed, "I'll have to throw you on its back, if you're okay with it..."
"If it means getting Choco out of harm's way, I'll do it!" The Alexandrian Knight said as he took his sword into his right hand and held out his left. "I trust you have the aim?"
"For a big enemy like that, you can trust me," I said as I grabbed his left arm and then spun around a couple of times, "Go!" I then released Steiner at the perfect time to send him flying towards the Dracozombie... just in time for the undead monster to try flapping its wings.
Steiner landed perfectly on the undead dragon's back and then yelled out as an orange aura surrounded his blade while raising it up high, "Stock Break!"
I gasped as I heard the attack right and then saw the Alexandrian Knight slash downward, tearing apart the four wings and making the Dracozombie yell out loud, right when it was about to take flight and dropped near the water. Steiner safely dropped to the ground and then assumed his stance with Choco providing support. I turned to Amarant, "I think we can go all out now..."
"Thank God," He said as he jumped down from the cliff and landed near the forest. I shrugged as I followed after him, having to land on the trees and then jump from there. Soon, the both of us reached Steiner and Choco and got ready for the next round with the Dracozombie as it stood up and tried to shake off the pain of losing its wings.
"Let's hit this thing with our best shots and finish this," I said as charged up my arms with electricity, "Thunder Blades!" And then both of my arms became electrical swords like they have done many times before.
The first thing I noticed was that the monster was casting Thundara once more. Once it was unleashed, all the bolts were focused on us instead of all over the place. I crossed my arms in the air and took it in with the blades. "Guys... hit him..."
I was able to catch a glimpse of Choco taking flight, behind the Dracozombie and then Amarant running to the left of the undead monster and Steiner to the right of it.
"Shock!"
"No Mercy!"
I heard Steiner and Amarant shouted as I saw two glowing white energy being charged from both of their weapons. I was able to catch Amarant fire his shining white orb into the chest of the dragon, making it roar in pain as it kept daggering into the skin. Steiner was able to fire off his attack, pointing the sword where Amarant fired and created a white flare that exploded into energy against the orb, blowing a huge hole in the dragon. But since it was a zombie, it was still going on...
"KWWEEEHHHH!" I then saw a brilliant flash of red from Choco as he flapped his wings quickly. Soon, the Choco Meteor was let loose and hammered the undead dragon from behind with burning meteorite rocks. By doing so, the Dracozombie's head lowered down. I then charged with moving to the left in order to have the angle I needed. I noticed the undead dragon following me and tried to stomp me. I jumped back and then jumped towards the downed head and then went into a spin to chop of the head to separate it from the body. If there was one thing I learned from zombies; separate the brain from the body and they are dead for good. Once the head was chopped off, the body had stopped moving and fell over to its side, and for the kicker, into the water where it would sink to the bottom.
(End music)
"Well, that takes care of clean up," I said as my arms retracted to normal. "Besides, the rotting of an already dead dragon would have been worse of this continent."
"Then let's care of this thing," Amarant noted as he kicked off the Dracozombie's head into the water, to join the body to the depths. "That was going to annoy the Hell out of me..."
"Kweeeh..." Choco muttered, looking out at the water.
"At least the dragon has been vanquished for good," Steiner nodded. "I say good riddance..."
"Now let's check on the Jabberwocks..." I said, putting my mind back on the real focus. The four of us turned around to see the Jabberwocks that were defending the forest up and about. We looked to see them heading towards the forest area, probably to check on the friendly Jabberwock they were defending against the Dracozombie. They didn't pay us any mind.
Steiner looked to me and said, "We should proceed with caution; they may see us as a new threat for taking down a powerful enemy."
"Yeah, you're right," I nodded. "Hopefully, they'll see us as new allies that helped them. Or matter of fact... you and Amarant should stay behind while I'll take Choco in there for the backup. Since you two had a bad run in with them in the past, seeing some new faces would make sure we come in peace."
"Understandable," Amarant nodded back. "As much as I would be able to handle these guys, if you can stop this from getting hostile... we can get to the real work with those Yans and waste our energy on them."
"Alright," I replied as I then turned to the Chocobo. "Choco, let's go."
I then proceeded into the forest with Choco behind me.
Of course, the first thing I noticed was how damaged these trees were. The leaves were graying up from the Mist and the bark of trees were darkened and about to fall off, making me wonder why would anything living here want to stay. Must love their land no matter how bad it gets and they'll defend it and their own to the very end. Soon, Choco and I reached the group of Jabberwocks. I saw them talking with each other and crowding around the one I've been looking for...
This Jabberwock had a purple body with a brown underbelly, wearing a lime green vest, and had its Mohawk in a blend of blue, light blue and light green colors. I had noticed a book in its hands, feeling some magic from it. I made sure to approach them calmly and cautiously. Once close enough, the Jabberwocks spotted me and that told me to stop where I was. I didn't sense any hostility from each of them, but wanted to be sure that I came in peace too.
"Hello..." I called out, looking them all in the eye. "I mean you no harm at all, and I came to help you fight off that enemy you were facing earlier. You already know its dead now and I and my companions have done the deed. I wish to speak with the colored Jabberwock..."
When I pointed in the direction of the friendly Jabberwock, the surrounding ones had started to glare and growl at me and Choco. The golden chocobo crouched down lower, preparing to strike if needed but I patted his back to get his attention and shook my head. "We don't want any hostility from these guys, okay?"
Choco nodded as he relaxed and stood up straight, stress free.
Then, I saw the friendly Jabberwock start to walk up towards me and then raise his free hand to calm down the other ones from hostility themselves. Once the monster reached me, I looked down to meet its green eyes. After a minute, it had bowed to me.
"I hear many good things from you, traveler..." It suddenly spoke up in an old, oriental voice and full of wisdom and kindness. "You and your friends have sought us out and helped us in our time of need."
"It was no problem, helping you with that zombie dragon back there..."
"No..." He interrupted softly. "The seven others; like me... I can feel their lifeforce... they have been aided by others. Mu, Ghost, Ladybug, Yeti, Nymph, Feather Circle, Garuda, and myself..."
"Oh, right..." I realized where he was going with this, "The other non-hostile monsters." I then realized he said 'Garuda', meaning the Lovrina and the girls had found him and helped it out somehow. "You did not seek to harm us; what right do we have to do the same?"
"Of course," It replied. "I know that you seek to kill the being of unattainable form, the one called Ozma..."
"That's right," I said. "At first, it wasn't our objective even when helping your friends, but with threat that has covered all of Gaia in Mist, and the only lead we have, we must find you all and obtain the means to destroy Ozma. If I don't, this world will be done and possibly all of existence since Terra was destroyed."
"Yes, I sensed a disturbance within this planet which caused this Mist to appear in this continent." The Jabberwock nodded as he walked around. "We have been seriously harmed because of the strange monsters it had spawned as you have no doubt experienced."
"It won't end unless I can reach the Iifa Tree and deal with the mastermind of this whole thing." I told it.
"Then, your next destination is Vile Island and the King Yan to seek its help," the monster said. "And I know you know about the dangers of just setting foot on that island."
"So I've been told..."
"Then, we have nothing else to discuss," Jabberwock said and then handed me his book, "If all else fails, use that to confirm your meeting with me."
"But won't you need this for your spells?" I asked.
The monster chuckled pointing to its head, "I have learned all I need to know..."
"Okay," I replied, hearing the determination within its voice. I then bowed back, "I thank you for having this conversation kept non-hostile."
"I also thank you for our defense against that Mist monster." It said, bowing back to me.
I turned to Choco, "Let's go..." The chocobo nodded as he followed me out of the forest. "Just one to go... the toughest one before real fight..."
"Kweh..."
Soon, we made it back to Amarant and Steiner and told them everything I said with the Jabberwock...
"So we're almost done," Amarant just summarized. "But the real work's about to come with after the Yan and that's the toughest one to deal with..."
"Pretty much," I replied. "And for this, we gotta get the group together again."
"Then it is back to the Mist Continent for Zidane's group," Steiner said, "And then to Madain Sari."
"Yeah, the girls did say they were going to check up on their home," I nodded, "Well, let's get back to the Invincible and gather everyone up. I'm actually glad we have to deal with the Yans sort of... because they are going to be nothing if Ozma lives up to Lovrina's grandfather's words."
"And it does perplex me that Ozma has no form to go by," the Alexandrian Knight continued. "And it represents the good and evil; and the light and darkness?"
"Let's just get this over with and we'll know what it looks like," the bounty hunter stated.
"Well put," I said as we made way towards the Terran airship. But then I just realized, "But with the Garuda found, maybe we should get to Madain Sari now. I mean, tough as everyone is now we should get to the Outer Continent now."
"Right," Steiner figured, "They could have the common sense to pick them up first and then head on over to their initial destination."
"Makes sense to bring them all together," Amarant said, "Can we move it now?"
Chuckling, we continued our way to the Invincible. Of course, we had to use Choco to get up the canyon cliff and thankfully he was strong enough to sustain Steiner and his armor's weight in order to carry him up. Afterwards, we set our sights on the Outer Continent to meet up with the others so we can get to Vile Island with safer numbers...
(3rd POV) (Outer Continent – Madain Sari - Entrance)
Meanwhile, Zidane and Vivi were sitting atop the ruins of Madain Sari's residences for the Invincible. The Black Mage created a giant bonfire on top of another house to create a light big enough to go through the Mist covering the village. And feeling the night air upon them, they were near some heat to keep warm.
"I wonder what Ron's going to do when all of this is over..." Vivi wondered, looking down at the ruins.
"Hmm?" Zidane muttered. "What do mean?"
"I remembering some talks we had back when Alexandria invaded Lindblum..." the Black Mage recalled. "After he wanted to stay with me while you and Dagger wanted to go search for Regent Cid..."
(Flashback)
"Thanks for staying with me, Ron" Vivi said.
"Strong black mage or not, I'm not leaving an 8-year old to a swarm of Alexandrian soldiers." Ron told him. "Anybody could come out and to kill you and wouldn't care one bit."
"Can I ask you something?" Vivi asked.
"Sure, go ahead." Ron answered.
"Why do you help me so much?" He asks.
"What do you mean?" Ron asked back.
"Well, when we met at Alexandria you just helped me to get me to the castle safely." The Black Mage started off. "After that, you could've left."
"Well, we did get caught up in this adventure due to those knights chasing us onto the stage, where the actors were guys sent by the Regent to get the princess to Lindblum." Ron replied. "We couldn't have survived without some help."
"No, what I meant was; after Alexandria, you could've left me with Puck to the show." Vivi corrected.
"Oh..." Ron said. He took a big breath and started talking, "You kinda of remind me of my baby brother; always curious, looking for answers and just this familiarity around ya. Even being on my own, I still miss being around close friends and family."
"That's why; you miss your family?" Vivi asked.
"Yeah... That and I wanted to learn to survive on my own and help people, to guide them in the right direction." Ron said, feeling low, "I hardly had a chance with my brother..." He saw Vivi's expression of sadness, and then cleared it up when he said, "Don't take it the wrong way, he's still alive, I just never helped him as much, since he does hang around me."
"Oh, I relieved." Vivi said. "I thought he died a young age."
"Nah, sorry about that," The fighter gave a slight smile.
"It's okay." He said. "But why help me?"
"I didn't want to make that mistake again. So when you had trouble getting to the play after having a fake ticket, I sought to help." Ron answered. "Now, when I'm done here and go home, I'll help out, and the rest of my family more. I'm not a selfish guy, I just do less than I realize." Ron smiled at Vivi. "And basically, thanks to you, I've got more friends."
"And you did help a lot of people." Vivi added. "You helped Freya's people from dying out all over the world and with all the battles we been in, you did your part to keep us safe, while we did the same for you!"
"Yeah," Ron said with a big smile. "I'm doing alright, ain't I?"
"Yup!" Vivi answered, and extended his hand. "Thanks for being a good friend and helping us."
"Thank you as well." He shook his hand.
(End Flashback)
"Ah," Zidane nodded. "I figured he missed his family..."
"I know most of what he said was a lie in order to fit in with this world," Vivi said. "But every time he gets into a conversation that leads to family, I can tell he never lied."
"Right," the Genome replied, "But I figure this is the first time he's been away from his home for a long period of time. And then there was the talk about having to grow up... I guess he couldn't do that with living with his parents. Meaning, he hasn't made the biggest decision of all... should he go home to show everyone that he's a grown man, because I think he is..."
"Or he could stay here," the Black Mage finished, "He knows this world now, and he's show he can do a lot to survive and to help others out."
"And to think," Zidane said, lying down on his back. "If he does make the decision to leave, it would break Lovrina's heart to see him go."
Vivi gasped, "Uh oh, I can't believe I forgot about that... those two were always happy together."
"Glad to say I helped along with that," the Genome grinned, "When we were at Lindblum, I told you about his 'fear of women'? Tried to get a guy a date and he acted scared that he was going to be stuck with the girl."
Vivi laughed at the thought of Ron being afraid when it was not a fight or a threat to his life.
"And then, I told you about what he did for me back in Terra," Zidane said, getting serious once more. "Made me feel like I had a brother right by my side, after I even thought of leaving you all behind for Terra... and then afterwards, I really didn't want you all hurt and wanted to find Ron and save him above all else because of that brotherly feeling I had. So, I said all of those things without meaning it."
"But I guess some of Garland's words still got to you in some way..."
"Yup..."
"Now I would feel really bad if he left..." Vivi sighed, "But it's his decision in the end..."
"Yeah, and no matter what we can't interfere with that." Zidane nodded. "I'd still miss him if he decides to leave..."
"Me too..." Vivi added, sighing.
Soon, the sounds of air distortion filled their ears and caused them to sit up. But instead of being worried by any Mist monster attacks, Zidane and Vivi smiled realizing who it was when they saw the Invincible landing near the entrance while creating a big hole in the Mist.
"He's back," the Black Mage stated.
"Yup," the Genome added, "You go greet the guys, and I'll go get the girls."
"Got it," Vivi nodded as both of them made their way down the residences...
(Eiko's and Lovrina's House)
Once Eiko, Lovrina, and Dagger got back from the Eidolon Wall, the first thing they did was plop themselves on the beds upstairs. Lani and Callisto were still talking to each other like old friends catching up. After the latter spilled her guts about what happened with her, Lani decided to talk about all she had done after leaving Madain Sari, getting more in-depth on the world saving parts. She left out what Ron said about this world being the video game of another dimension, knowing that all they knew was always real.
"Now I'm jealous," Callisto yawned. "You went to another world?"
"You didn't miss much," Lani waved off. "Most of the world may have had monsters to fight, but the natives weren't exactly the most talkative bunch. Still, I saw Ron in the most brutal fight with a psycho with the same face."
"Oh right, the guy who had a fixation on killing him to be the 'only one'. Damn... the guy had it that worse and I thought he wouldn't be much..."
"He's resourceful," Lani said. "And that fight you described me, was nothing in compared to Eclipse... both were broken and bloodied by the end of it, yet our guy came out on top in just a battle of bare knuckles. Glad I was there for it..."
"But now you got worse problems with that Kuja guy," Callisto interjected. "If he can destroy a whole world by himself, what makes you stand a chance?"
"He's close to dying. If we can't beat him in a straight up fight, we can hold him off until his expiration date kicks in and save this world. I would be worried about him hurrying along, but I trust Ron's word in him being fancy enough to wait for us and then try to blow up the world right in front of our faces."
"That sucks... just hope you know what you guys are doing."
"Don't worry, after it's all said and done we can go back to fighting if you want. Or maybe, we can put aside our differences and work together on a new bounty hunting stint alongside Amarant."
"Are you sure?" Callisto asked.
"I'll talk it over with the guy," Lani stated, "If he can tolerate me, you would be no probably."
"I will hold you to it then..."
"Hey guys!"
The girls looked to the entrance to see Zidane running inside.
"What's the matter, kid?" Lani asked, "Monsters too much for you?"
"No, Ron's back with the Invincible!" Zidane exclaimed.
"Alright," the bounty huntress grinned, "So he was smart enough to come here before trying to mess with those Yans."
"And I still think you're crazy for even thinking about going over there," Callisto stated. "Man, these guys have changed you..."
Lani shrugged as she then stood up and went into the kitchen to reach Freya and Quina, "Hey girls, the other men are back with the airship."
(Ron's POV) (Madain Sari – Entrance)
I was able to land the airship near the village and then had everyone transport towards the bottom, with the symbol on the ground to teleport down. The first thing I saw was Vivi running towards the four of us.
"Hey, Vivi," I greeted as he hugged me. "What's going on?"
"I'm actually surprised to see you," the Black Mage replied as Choco walked over to greet him. "Everyone thought you would have headed for Vile Island after finding the Jabberwock."
"The girls lightened the load for us, actually," I explained, "That Jabberwock told me he can feel the other animals we've helped. So, I can say with this Yan business, we need to have everyone come down and deal with them if we have to."
"Master Vivi," Steiner spoke up, "Are the others up and about?"
"Zidane's just about to get the girls up," Vivi replied, "They sure had an eventful time discovering a lot of things from the Eidolon Wall. Also, there's a person that happened to come by Madain Sari."
"This I have to hear about," I stated as all of us went inside the village. "By the way, how'd fight go with Quale?"
On the way, Vivi talked about how Quale had uttered trounced him, Zidane, Freya, and Quina without truly breaking a sweat. I was amazed as I thought the Qu Master would be tougher than nails to go down without a hard fight. But then hearing how Quina used her other senses to counteract everything that Quale did next when he silenced and blinded her, I was happy to hear that she had Quale on the ropes after that and won it by herself.
I was going to ask what was up with the girls here, but decided it was for them to talk and not Vivi's. But he did talk to me about how the Eidolons could actually grow up, telling me about a passage he read about Shiva. That would make sense because they changed in every other game. Anyway, after adding my travels and the battle with a Mist Monster, we made it to the Carol's house. But what was inside was what shocked me...
Lani was casually talking with Callisto. Freya and Quina were there also, standing around and listening to the conversation. The surprising part was that I was right; Callisto had taken Lani's place since the latter had joined up with me and the original group. However...
"Ahem..." Amarant cleared his throat, alerting the women we were here.
"Oh, hey guys," Lani waved. "I guess you see who else is here."
"Yup," I stated. "And I guess you had a truce of sorts?"
"We have," Callisto added, "I was expecting you to go hostile on me..."
"You don't look exactly fit to fight right now, so that would look bad on me," I replied. "Plus, I think it would be bad if your main rival lost a friend."
The girls shrugged.
"Amarant, are you okay with this," Freya asked.
"As long as I don't have to dirty my hands," the bounty hunter shrugged as he walked back out of the house and we could see him leaning against the wall.
"Is he always like this when he's not fighting," Callisto wondered.
"Oh yeah," Lani and I said.
"So," Freya spoke up again, "How fares the search for that rare Jabberwock?"
"We found him and we had to fight off another Mist monster in the process," Steiner replied, "Needless to say, it solidified our trust agreement with the Jabberwocks."
"Kweh!" Choco nodded.
"We also heard the Garuda was found," I continued, "And then we figured if you finished Quina's fight with her Master, Lovrina and the others would come pick you up and head over to Madain Sari like they said."
"I successful," Quina exclaimed as she raised a new Combat Fork. "I receive Gastro Fork and become Master Gourmand now!"
"Congrats," I replied. "Then again there was no doubt you'd win after all you learned." I then noticed everyone here, "By the way, where's Zidane and the girls?"
"Coming down!"
We all turned to the stairs and saw Zidane, Dagger, Eiko, and Lovrina walking down. The girls looked like they just woke up from resting for some time.
(Minutes Later...) (Eidolon Wall)
Lovrina and I walked out of her house, hand in hand, and headed to the Eidolon Wall for some privacy. Along the way, she told me how easy it was to find the Garuda we were all chasing and had to fight off a Grand Dragon. Naturally, I was worried for her and the others as it took our strength, adding two Eidolons, and it could keep on coming before Leviathan finished it. By the time we reached the Eidolon Wall, I finished talking about what took place on my side and how I knew to come here instead of Vile Island.
She then showed me the messages on the Eidolon Wall, namely the ones that brought tears to her eyes along with Eiko and Dagger. I was very happy for them all, knowing how much their parents loved them and even Dagger knowing her father in a way, and learning her true name before her royalty.
"I know you girls had your emotional moments there," I said softly as we sat near the messages left by her Mother and Father.
"I am happier for Eiko and Dagger," Lovrina replied, "Everyone in our family died with her at a young age. However, Dagger had everything taken from her in front of her eyes."
"Wait," I interjected, "Shouldn't we call her 'Sarah' now? I mean, that is her real name."
"She said that part of her life is over now," the ninja/Summoner explained, "She always felt stronger as 'Dagger', allowing herself to move on despite everything bad in her life. Hopefully, she continues to be strong."
"Hopefully, we will all be strong once we get to Vile Island," I said.
"With the Emerald in hand, we shouldn't run into any confrontations," Lovrina replied. "We have to worry about Ozma, the true threat afterwards..." She then leaned in close, leaning her head on my shoulder, "But enough about that, we should spend time getting to know my parents through these messages."
"I guess it's the closest thing in meeting them, right?" I smiled as I read over the messages once more. "I know your Dad had to be the one ask what would my intentions would be with his daughter..."
"What would you say," She asked.
"That I will make sure she'd always have someone that will never change who she is," I replied, "That I love her daughter and have her best interests at heart. If she wants it, she'll have the special friend to tell me anything on her mind and listen to her every word, fulfill her every wish, and let her live her dreams. I will always cherish everything she has in the world and hope that I never break her heart..."
As much as I was finished, I couldn't help but feel my sadness return with everything I said. It wasn't a lie, but at the same time, I felt like I couldn't make all that I said a reality. My family has a right to know I have grown from that kid that they raised into the man my friends and I helped shaped. But in doing so... no... I need to find a way to do both; show my family I'm alright and then stay here and finish and rebuild a new life here in this world!
And at the same time, Lovrina leapt into my arms, knocking me to the ground, and then gave me a heartfelt kiss while keeping me pinned. Then, I thought of nothing else than to return the favor and reciprocated her feelings. This is what I wanted, this is where I belonged, and I'll be damned if anyone or anything takes this all away from me.
Selfish, I say to myself? Yes, very much so... was my answer. After all, we are allowed to have selfish desires and I felt strongly for it, too. I do not want to leave this place or Lovrina's side ever again...
(The next day)
When I woke up, I found myself inside a different place than Eiko's and Lovrina's house. A much larger room and found myself in a larger bed, softer too. Then, I remembered what all happened when I turned to the person by my side in the same bed with me and smiled.
After the event inside the Eidolon Wall, everyone decided to rest in the village to be fully refreshed for dealing with the Yans and most definitely Ozma and meet up at the entrance in the morning. And during that night... Lovrina and I decided to show how much we truly love each other, having found another stable house to be alone...
She looked so beautiful, sleeping peacefully and I could help but keep the smile on my face. After kissing her on the cheek, I decided to get out of bed and walked towards the windows. I still had my boxers on and then used my Aura Sight to check through the Mist, finding the fiery aura of the sun to indicate it was morning.
I then felt an arm wrap around his waist and a kiss on the back of my neck. Smiling, I turned around and embraced the woman I loved behind me, using the sheets to cover herself. "Morning..."
"Morning," Lovrina replied, with a smile. And then she leaned into my chest and whispered, "It was so... wonderful..."
"I'm glad... we had that night," I told her.
We then looked to each other's eyes and said nothing. After last night, what more needed to be said? I belonged to her now, and she belonged to me. She then got on the tips of her toes, cupping my face between her hands, letting the sheet she held drop, so we could share a sweet, gentle kiss.
After we pulled away, we just stood there, smiling at each other for a little while. Finally, as she rested her head on my chest, I had said, "We better get dressed… we got a big day today. Vile Island, Ozma, and then on to Kuja..."
She nodded as we shared one more, quick kiss, and then we went to grab our clothes and get dressed.
(Madain Sari – Entrance)
Minutes later, we left the house with happier smiles on our faces as we met up with the gang. The person that greeted us was Eiko as she ran up to us.
"There you two are," She said, looking a little angry. "I know you two wanted to be alone sometime, but we have to go find that last animal! After we beat Kuja, you got a lot of time to make out and stuff!"
"Sorry, Eiko," We apologized.
She then walked back to rest of the group as all eyes fell on Lovrina and me.
"Looks like we're all here," I said, "So the next stop: Vile Island and the Yans..."
"I just hope you have a plan," Lani said as all of us began to leave the village of Summoners while the moogles say their goodbyes to Eiko and Lovrina, who stayed behind a little bit. "As much as I'm going through with it, I would hate the mess with those things."
"We just have to show them the Emerald you got from the Garuda, right?" I asked her. "Once we do that, they'll back off."
"After hearing how long the other friendly guys earned their trust, I'm not taking any chances," the bounty huntress said to me.
"If we do have to get our hands dirty, I got your back as well as everyone else's." I assured her. "Trust me; I know the feeling of not wanting to face these guys."
"By the way..." I turned to Lani, who had a grin on her face.
"Yeah..."
"What did you and Lovrina do last night?" She asked slyly.
"Why do you want to know?" I asked, breaking eye contact with her as we continued to walk.
"Just saying since I did see you two leave out while everyone was going to bed."
"The house was a little cramped," I replied. And it was the truth since the last time two times I had to bunk with Choco outside. "So she found another spot for us to get some rest, since we didn't want to be in separate rooms."
"So you admit you slept with her?"
I sighed, knowing she wasn't going to let this go, "I did... because I love her."
"About time," she muttered.
"What?"
"Nothing!"
I rolled my eyes as she decided to speed walk to the Invincible. It was then Lovrina and Eiko caught up to me, seeing the annoyed look on my face.
"What happened?" Lovrina asked.
"Lani was annoying about us," I said.
"You told her the truth, though," She replied, as I looked to her. "I was listening the whole time."
"You would be offended if I said otherwise," I stated.
"And you know me so well," She smiled giving me a light kiss before catching up with the others.
"And what did you two do last night before you went to bed," Eiko asked.
Knowing she was too young to learn about that sort of thing, I just replied, "Something that solidified our relationship... possibly strengthening our friendship in the process being Lovrina's sister and you two look out for each other."
"I will keep doing that," the youngest Summoner nodded, and then smiled, "And I'm happy for what you said to her at the Eidolon Wall... hope you keep her happy."
"I know I will after the epiphany I had at the same time I basically said a vow to Lovrina and your parents," I noted.
"That's so romantic..."
(Invincible – Cockpit)
Once everyone had gathered inside the Terran airship, it was time to head for Vile Island. It took only a half-hour to reach it and everyone was behind or in front of me, and everyone was staring at the Mist-covered Island.
"We have got to be cautious," Steiner said sternly. "Who knows what will happen once we face off against the Yans?"
"We'll be broken apart," Lani scoffed. "I'm telling ya, the stories I heard are no joke."
"But it does tell us that someone was able to come out of there alive," Freya stated. "How else is anyone to know about the Yans?"
"She's right," Amarant spoke up, "If anything, it's only called Vile Island because the Yans. It's not like a single person went there, being picked off by the Yans, and failed to reach any ears. Someone had to be with them and then turned tail and fled."
"That does seem to be the case," I figured as I tried to find a place to land.
"If we can learn how they fight, that will let us provide the strategy," Lovrina stated.
"And then we can beat them down," Eiko exclaimed.
"Kwwweehhh!" Choco nodded.
"But hopefully we can escape a fight," Dagger noted. "The king Yan might be angry with us and tell the others not to hold back."
"We just need to go down there and hope for the best," Zidane figured. "Best thing to do for now, and we can always retreat."
"Of course," Vivi added.
"Then no want to wait!" Quina exclaimed as she ran for the transporter.
"Uh oh, let's land this thing," I said as I was able to land near the water.
(Vile Island)
Using the teleporter, everyone had been brought down on the island and looked around. This was a giant forest area to be seen for miles, and it also had a big mountain stretched out to the sky. It reminded me of the tallest mountain on my planet.
Quina was up ahead, but waited for us before trying to use her sense of smell to lead herself around with the Mist and trees covering our sight a little bit.
"So, where can we find those Yans?" I wondered as I started to walk around the dead forest. "With a place that's wide as this, it won't have to be much to look for or hide."
"And they are small little guys, right?" Zidane asked. "They could be that hard to find..."
"And the sudden climate change could make them more hostile," Freya stated. "I would hate my land for it to turn out like this."
"Kweh..." Choco said sadly.
"It's okay Choco," Eiko replied, while she was riding on his back. "Garuda said they were tough... and they have every right to be angry about their home being the way it is."
"And we also need to worry about that King Yan," Dagger added.
We then suddenly heard a loud number of growls coming from the left of us.
"What was that?" Quina asked.
"I know that growl," Steiner gasped. "It's the same monsters Beatrix and I fought when Kuja attacked Alexandria!"
"What did they look like?" Lani asked.
"Giant, black worms of some sort..."
(Play Dominique Cross' Theme from the Bouncer)
"Mistodons!" I gasped, "Let's move it!" I then took off running with the others hot on my trail. We were then lead to the out of the forest and our vision was partially recovered, just in time to see a bunch of Mistodons, 16 to be exact, surrounding four small, pug-like monsters with a white body and a tan head with horns that curved upwards. All of them had angry looks on their faces, and I couldn't blame them. However, looking at the auras the tales about the Yans were no lie...
"That looks bad," Lovrina said.
"Yeah, for the Mistodons," I told her, "The Yans' auras are shooting through the roof!"
Half of the Mistodons charged up their magic and launched an effective and collective Fira spell, burning up the little monsters inside a fiery tornado. Then, we saw the other half spew white smoke from their mouths, which was easily recognized as Mist and surrounded the flames...
*KABOOM!*
The combined attacks resulted in a large explosion that made us duck for cover. I didn't have to do the actually math in knowing that all the magic had to be very damaging, no matter what level they were. Still, I had to check the auras of the monsters
"So much for that theory," Amarant stated. "They got torched."
"Amazing power," Freya said in awe.
"Luckily for us, they are easily killed," Steiner stated, about to draw his sword.
"Don't count on it," I warned them, causing them to be confused. "They're alive!"
I opened my eyes with everyone else also trying to look at ensuing damage. I immediately felt a threatening surge of magic coming from the fire tornado. I gasped as I turned behind me and saw a black hole appear from the sky. Then, numerous giant, burning boulders zoomed out of the hole and tore up four of the closest Mistodons into shreds.
"Whoa!" Everyone shouted, looking at the damage. The fiery tornado had disappeared and there they were... the four Yans were still alive and well. There were even no burn marks to show that they were even in that tornado.
Before we had time to say anything, the second Yan struck. It was strange, but it let out a large snort from its small nostrils. But surprisingly, I saw some kind of white shockwaves that caused the next four Mistodons to be launched to who knows on Gaia!
Next, the third one spread some purple and black powder on the eight remaining Mistodons. I recognized that as something that put a virus inside a host, and it caused them to cough, hack, and keep their mind off the battle.
But finally, the fourth one made its move. It charged up some magic and then let loose a monstrous Aera spell. It created a vortex of wind that cut apart the last eight Mistodons to ribbons.
I couldn't believe how much they did and it wasn't even a lot with the types of spells and attacks that did. The stories were definitely true if I didn't believe it all. Hell, I believed it all but never thought they would be this much with just four of them!
(End music)
"We didn't just see all that," Eiko gasped.
"Unfortunately, we did just see all of that," Lovrina added. "And if we don't approach this cautiously, we're going to end up like those Mistodons..."
"I think we should just get into the airship now..." Lani said.
"One of the rare times I'll agree with you," Amarant replied.
"But we're not," I spoke up.
Dagger gasped, "You're serious?"
"You got the emerald right?" I asked her.
"Yeah," She replied, taking out the glowing green jewel. "Oh! The Garuda did say we had to show it to them."
"Exactly," I told her and looked to everyone else. "You're just worried about the power and forgetting all we said about doing this without a fight. I'm just as scared as you all. All we have to do is show them the emerald and they'll take us to their King."
"Uh..." Vivi looked shaken up, "It may be harder than we thought..."
"Kweh..." Choco backed up in a frightened expression.
"What's the matter," I asked.
"Behind you," Amarant said as everyone got defensive.
I looked over my shoulder and then saw the same four Yans appear behind me, growling. "Oh crap..."
The Yans advanced slowly but menacingly as I started to back up towards the others.
"You were saying," Lani muttered.
"It looks as though we have to fight," Freya said, "No matter what the cost..."
Still, I tried to reason with the little pug-like monsters by showing them the emerald. "Hey, we need to speak with your king. The Garuda we met with..."
However, one of them decided to headbutt at my hand and nearly knocked the stone out of it. I was left holding my hand in pain, rubbing it. "Hey, we come in peace here!"
Another one decided to charge at me again, but I quickly backed away from it. Soon, the other three continued their menacing growls and even barked. I then heard Eiko and Lovrina gasp.
"They're saying they want us to leave," Eiko translated.
"And that no one will see their king," Lovrina added on. "Otherwise, they'll do to us what they did to the Mistodons."
"Damn, we were so close!" Zidane shouted. "Ozma's our best bet in getting inside that portal above the Iifa Tree!"
Then, there was more barking coming from all around us. Once we looked, there were numerous more Yans that was horrifying.
"Oh damn..." Amarant growled.
"Once they heard Ozma, it was the last straw," Eiko said, "Because I just heard a big 'no' from them all."
"They said that Ozma should not be freed," Lovrina noted. "It would bring destruction to the world once more."
"But we're facing inevitable destruction by allowing Kuja to stay ahead," Steiner stated, "We have no choice..."
"But there's no reasoning with them," Dagger said.
"We may be cooked," Quina muttered worriedly.
I then felt magic charging from the Yans, who all have their angry eyes still fixated on us.
"This may be it," I grumbled, "Looks like we have to fight."
"Then we better hit fast!" Amarant shouted as he charged up his powers as well.
Suddenly...
"STOP!"
"Huh?" We all gasped and to our surprised, the spike of magic charging had stopped as well. Everyone started look around for the source of the voice. I recognized it as the voice of a child, yet it had the authority of an adult which got the very hostile Yans to stop.
"They wish to see me, and they will have it!" The voice called out. "They are no threat to us!"
Soon, the Yans started to part ways and then let something else pass while bowing. We saw another Yan walk down, but we noticed that this one had a bronze colored body with a black head and horns that curved downwards.
'So this is the final friendly monster...' I thought to myself as the Yan walked up to me.
"We have much to discuss..." It said, its eyes burning with resolve.
And this will be the ending point for now, and the next chapter is where it all goes down. And if you noticed one scene, I will say this... I did go there...
Next time: The gang speaks with the Yan King (Scene of the gang sitting down on the grass as the Yan King speaks)
He shows us the way to Ozma's resting place (Scene of a floating garden with clouds and ground)
But are we really ready to take on something that an entire generation's worth of Summoners had trouble in sealing in it? (Scene of a large shadow looming over the garden, while everyone looks up in shock)
Next Chapter: Superboss! They Call It 'Ozma!'
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