I do not own The Legend of Dragoon, Final Fantasy 7, or any of the characters. I'm only guessing at the relative size of a Signet Sphere.

Awakening To a Journey

Dart walked into the room and looked around. It was the same guest room they had stayed in when they had stopped Lenus from getting the Moon Dagger through the ceremony, even if she had still gotten it. Lloyd was sitting in the window sill watching people in the streets below, Wink was sitting next to him, Luanna was sleeping soundly, and the rest of them were gone. Rose was also there but was still in her coma.

"Is Melbu Frahma really dead this time?" Dart asked.

"That's a very good question," Lloyd said. "Let me know if you figure it out."

Dart sighed and sat on his bed. The others were off enjoying themselves so he decided to call it a day. No sooner had he decided this did a pillow collide with the side of his head.

"That's for letting Melbu Frahma stab me," Rose said sitting up and climbing out of bed. "No one changed my clothes right?"

"No," Lloyd said.

"Oh hey Lloyd," Rose said cheerfully. "How's it going?"

"Um...good," Lloyd said. "Are you feeling okay?"

"Fine why?" Rose asked.

"You seem more...cheerful than usual," Lloyd said.

"Well why shouldn't I be?" Rose asked. "Me and Zieg are finally..."

She trailed off as memories of what Melbu Frahma made her due flooded her head. Then she collapsed and began sobbing. No one moved to comfort her because they knew that Rose was more likely to stab them than to let them treat her like she was weak. After a couple minutes, Rose stopped crying and moved onto her bed.

"So what did King Zior say?" Lloyd asked.

"He said that you would be allowed to stay so long as you aren't alone," Dart said. "He also said that a mysterious old man with orange wings has been going around killing people. The only problem being that none of the bodies having any form of injury. It's more like they just dropped dead."

Just then a piercing scream rang through the castle. They all shot out of the room and sprinted up the stairs of Emille's tower. Finally they reached the top just as Albert flew through the door and sent it flying off the tower. He nearly followed but Dart caught him. Albert stirred enough to mumble one name, Faust. Lloyd instantly ran into the room and found Faust standing over Emille who was either unconscious or dead. Lloyd swung his Dragon Buster at Faust but Faust blocked the blade with his staff then kicked Lloyd backward. Lloyd flew off the tower but transformed into the Divine Dragoon and flew back to the top.

"Impressive," Faust said. "Most impressive. A Wingly that is also a Dragoon. That is very interesting."

"You're powerful," Lloyd said. "No wonder Melbu Frahma kept you under lock and key."

"No one keeps me under lock and key," Faust said.

"That so?" Lloyd asked. "Then why leave that tower now?"

"I got bored," Faust said. "Plus I needed to find a suitable body."

"Yours does look a little old," Lloyd said.

"Not for me," Faust said. "For the young god."

"Melbu Frahma is dead," Lloyd said.

"Is he?" Faust said. "Not quite."

"That's enough," Dart said. "Just kill him Lloyd."

"I can't," Lloyd said. "He's stronger than me."

"Then I'll help," Dart said.

"As will I," Albert said.

"Kongol will help also," Kongol said landing beside them.

They all transformed into their dragoon forms and charged. Faust blasted Kongol off of the tower then smashed Albert through the door with his staff. Then he blocked both Lloyd and Dart's swords with his wings.

"Impossible," Lloyd said.

"Is it?" Faust asked.

Then he stabbed his staff through Lloyd's heart.

"Son of a..." Lloyd said stumbling back and pulling out the staff.

"How are you alive?" Faust asked.

"I forgot to tell you didn't I?" Lloyd asked. "Melbu Frahma revived me after my death. Guess he doesn't want me dead yet."

Faust looked stunned and Lloyd drank a health potion then flew at Faust again. Faust blocked the Dragon Buster with his free wing and threw Dart back with the other. Just as he did, Lloyd drove the staff through his stomach. Faust threw Lloyd back and pulled the staff out then smirked.

"It'll take more than that boy," Faust said.

"I know," Lloyd said. "But I figure the Urubolus venom I put on the blade should just about do it."

Faust's eyes widened and he suddenly clutched his throat and began to choke as foam began to leak from the corners of his mouth. The others all arrived just in time to see Faust drop dead.

"Who's that?" Miranda asked.

"Faust," Lloyd said. "Thanks for the help fighting him by the way. That was real great."

Miranda glared at him but he simply walked past Faust's body into the room. Emille was alive but was dying.

"Let me guess," Lloyd said. "No physical injuries."

"Yes," Albert said.

"Here," Lloyd said handing her a potion similar to the one he had tricked Melbu Frahma into drinking to get him out of Rose.

Emille drank it and began to cough, then puke up blood, then puke up black sludge. When she collapsed, Albert caught her and sat her against the wall.

"What is that stuff?" Albert asked.

"Body purifier," Lloyd said.

Albert snorted and shook his head as Emille's eyes fluttered open.

"Albert?" Emille asked.

"I'm here," Albert said.

"Now then," Lloyd said. "I guess we know what's been killing people. Their bodies couldn't contain Melbu Frahma."

He glanced at Albert and Emille who were so busy kissing that they weren't listening to a word he had said.

"Humans," Lloyd said walking out of the room then looking down off the tower.

Kongol was laying at the bottom of the tower but as Lloyd watched, Kongol sat up and rubbed his head. Lloyd smiled and turned back to the others.

"They were dying because Melbu Frahma was trying to find a suitable host but no one could contain him," Lloyd said.

"Oh is that all?" Dart asked sarcastically.

"No need to be rude," Lloyd said. "This is good."

"How do you figure?" Rose asked.

"It means we can trap him," Lloyd said. "I have the schematics for a Signet Sphere. If we make one, we can trap Melbu Frahma once and for all."

"You make it sound easy," Rose said.

"It is," Lloyd said. "Meru, you know that thing Winglies are never supposed to do?"

"Yes," Meru said.

"Shall we?" Lloyd asked pointing at Faust.

"Oh heck yes," Meru said. "This is going to be fun."

Meru and Lloyd both walked over to Faust's body and knelt. They each touched one of his wings and suddenly the wings glowed blindingly bright before disappearing completely.

"What was that?" Dart asked.

"They absorbed his power," Rose said. "I didn't think that was possible."

"Will it is," Lloyd said.

Meru and Lloyd both let their wings appear. Instead of the tiny wings most Winglies had now, Meru and Lloyds were full length like Faust's had been but were blue.

"The color is alignment and the length is power," Lloyd said. "Gotta love obvious tells."

He and Meru held both of their hands out and a sphere of energy began to appear. It grew until it was about the size of a Giganto. Then it stopped.

"Finished," Lloyd said wiping a bead of sweat from his forehead. "That should hold him."

"For how long?" Rose asked.

"Until it gets busted," Lloyd said.

"How much would it take to smash it?" Dart asked.

"Two Fausts," Lloyd said.

"Impressive," Wink said. "Now I've only got one question. What the heck is that?"

She pointed up into the sky, and when Lloyd looked, there was a creature with a flat head and a curved body hanging from it.

"That would be the Virage Embryo's Seventh Evolution and a very bad thing to run into at the moment," Dart said. "So, who wants to start?"

"I will," Lloyd said.

"No dragoons," Rose warned. "He can use the Dragon Block Staff."

"Perfect," Lloyd said. "Shall we Meru?"

"Let's," Meru said.

The two of them flew up at Melbu Frahma and Lloyd slashed his body while Meru flew over him and smashed her hammer into the top of his head. Melbu didn't react much at all. Instead he dropped several small spheres which all expanded then released monsters. Lloyd pointed downward and Dart nodded. All of the others ran down the tower and found Kongol fighting the monsters. They joined in and Melbu Frahma dropped several more. Lloyd flew up next to Meru and they both created a ball of energy and blasted Melbu Frahma with them. Then they flew to the Signet Sphere and grabbed it. All they had to do was use a simple spell to transfer Melbu Frahma into it. Lloyd began the spell but Melbu got smart and blasted him first. The spell wasn't an attack, however. When it hit, Lloyd, Meru, and the Signet Sphere were all teleported away, though not anywhere in Endiness. Then Melbu blasted the others in the group. All four Sacred Sisters were hit, as were the Dragoons, Rose, Shana, and Princess Emille. Then Melbu did something none of them would have expected had they seen. He shot one last blast straight up then allowed it to hit himself.

THE END

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