Me: Odd…
Lloyd: What?
Me: It's Valentine's Day, I made a couple cards so here. -hands red card to Lloyd-
Lloyd: Thanks! Who's the guest?
Me: Uh, Genis? He's my favorite character to play as, and we have some things in common.
Lloyd: What is it?
Me: We both have at least one sibling who hits us, a name that could be changed into the word for a boy's privates… shall I go on?
Genis: Wow, we do have a lot in common, -received light blue card from Me- Zeni doesn't own anything except herself.
"EYAH!" I screeched, they were gone. The whole group rushed into the room, while I was clutching the blanket tightly all tangled up and a bed head.
"What is it?" Raine was alert holding her staff.
"I don't know, there was a heartbeat and then when I woke up a person was looming over me." I felt a cool breeze on my stomach, my shirt wasn't that thin…
"Genis, Lloyd and Kratos! Out!" Raine shouted, the inn was really small so I guess we rented all three rooms and why had Raine ordered all the boys out?
Dude, you are dense. Look down. I looked down I was only in my bandages and whatever was under them, 'Y-you mean t-they s-saw me like this!?' I turned the color of Lloyd's jacket.
Yup! Hey, do you know how to do proportions?
'Yeah, why?'
Because, there's this problem that I don't get, 12/15 = x/30 what's the missing number?
'You're me and you don't know? Fine 15x = 360 divide both by 15 and x will equal 24!' I hid under the blanket, and made sure there was a knife on the end table in case it happened again.
"Colette, stay in this room for tonight, make sure no one comes in." Raine ordered, the door closed.
"Okay Professor, Zene are you alright?" I poked my head from underneath the covers, face still red, "Do you have a fever?"
"No, I don't have a fever, just embarrassment from having all three guys in our group see me in only my bandages." I said shakily, pulling on my shirt, "I don't like feeling exposed even though I wear sleeveless shirts with v-necks, heh. What happened while I was out?"
"Oh, we were in going towards the Seal when Genis came riding fast on Noishe, he explained everything on the way to that blue building, when you passed out the Professor said that your body was over exhausted, overheated and your mana was nearly depleted…" I snoozed off into my dream world filled with unicorns, fairies, princesses and kingdoms!
I'm kidding about that, I only fell asleep with no dream again.
"Zene, wake up." I shrugged the shaking hand away.
"No, Sara it's a Saturday…" I buried my face in the pillow.
"Sara? Who's Sara?" I sat up so quick the I bonked heads with Colette, "Ow…" we both rubbed our heads.
"Oh, my sister, I shouldn't have said that…" I face palmed, Colette would ask what she's like and it'd get all personal, oh man! That sun is bright! I shielded my eyes from the sun, slipping on my clothes and sliding the sheath in one of the belts.
"You have sister? What's she like?" as I said three sentences ago, it'd get personal.
"To be blunt, she can be nice, bossy, mean and selfish, looks like me, around your age and her hair is really curly." I took a breath, "The wonders of my older sister, she doesn't fight much, but likes to give my birthday pinches, more into sports the social butterfly and I used to share a room with her for thirteen years! Whew, that is all I can say." finally finishing up the blond seemed to take in all information, then made a curious face.
"How old are you?" she asked as we walked down the stairs, even Lloyd was coming down out the door, "Morning Lloyd!" she waved, the teen just grunted.
"Not a morning person are you Mr. Grunt?" I grunted back in the grunt language, I learned it from my siblings!
"No." he mumbled, I smelled food, good food! I have a very good sense of smell that had not changed, I could smell cooking from a completely different floor or sometimes backyard.
"Breakfast!" I bounded further down the stairs to see Genis cooking bacon and eggs, there was milk, cheese, eggs, spare bacon, and some other seasonings, "Mm… I could make omelets next time if it lasts that long!" I sniffed the air, it smelled so good and I stared at the bacon when I realized that I haven't eaten anything in two days, my stomach growled louder than those wolves the second day here.
"Zene, you're drooling," Genis pointed out, I wiped the drool off, "you are as bad as Lloyd!"
"No I'm not! I haven't eaten anything in two days!" I objected, getting a plate sitting down with the two adults, the Mercenary was as solemn as always but I feel like I need to apologize to him from yesterday, "Uh, Kratos? I'm sorry about yesterday-"
"You don't need to apologize, I was actually surprised at your quick friendship with the Chosen, to stay with her until her soul is gone forever…" he trailed off, Raine eyed him suspiciously, "I hope you don't intend to betray her do you?" I widened my eyes in surprised.
"I would never dream of it! Why, would you?"
"…" that infamous dot-dot-dot strikes annoyance into those who want answers!
"Breakfast is ready!" I lost my anger and replaced it with hunger, I took my share of bacon and eggs, "There's toast too!" and two slices of toast. I started drumming the beat to the 'Toast Song'.
"All around the country and the coast," I started singing/talking in a beat, "people ask, 'What do you like most?' I don't wanna brag I don' wanna boast! I just say, I like toast!" you know how it goes except I didn't say it loud, "Yeah Toast!" I put the egg on a slice of toast, then broke the pieces of bacon into smaller pieces put that on the egg and put the other piece of toast on top. "Yes! Bacon-egg- and toast, in one sandwich-ich-ich…" I said like an announcer, took a bite, chewed and swallowed, "Yum-um-um…" then got stares that said, 'Is-this-girl-really-serious?'
"That Desian was right, she is insane!" Lloyd exclaimed, as I took another bite savoring the taste and actually swallowed before opening my mouth.
"Oh, you mean Carl? He was a little off, I'm only crazy, not insane that's for people who talk to themselves or have voices in their heads wait, I do." the sound of chairs scooting away was taking place, "At least I don't have a sister obsession like someone I've heard of, that goes beyond insane, it's called psycho-disco-queen number one on crazy list." I took a third bite, yellow yoke dribbled down my chin, I grabbed a napkin to wipe it off and finished off my sandwich.
'I wonder why Meshoru isn't talking to me, or my split consciousnesses, that sandwich was good though, really good…' I gathered my drawing stuff when Raine caught sight of the case, 'Ah monkey poop!' Dark Zene and Meshoru Light appeared.
Run for your life!she poofed away.
Just let her examine it- I pushed her away taking Dark Zene's advice.
"You have poly carbonate? I must see it!" it was too late I was caught in her archeological grip, "Everyone finish quickly! To the Seal!" the people eating their breakfast decided not to face her fury and finished within seconds, Raine talked quickly with Lloyd about the Monster Book that she received from Phaidra, I saw him sadden at the fact of homework.
We left for the desert and guess what? We looked liked sand people five minutes out of Triet, and smelled like a popular gym a couple hours later after fighting monsters in the hottest place I will ever be in my life. There was one battle that would haunt me forever though, a sidewinder had found its way into my clothes and the scales were barely noticeable with all the sand in my shirt.
"Hey Zene, there's something on your back!" Lloyd pulled out the sidewinder by its tail, and I screamed for the first time in a couple years, you know those horror movie screams? Think banshee screams, that can deafen you or damage your hearing.
"Get it away from me! Kill it or throw it somewhere just don't let it near me!" I was cowering behind the closest taller person, Kratos who was turning pale that his son was holding a poisonous snake like a rope, and Lloyd threw it far away.
Too bad the wind was strong enough to bring it back, I cut it in half, thirds, fourths until it stopped moving, "You are afraid of spiders, and snakes, but you keep stabbing it until you don't see it move anymore, maybe you should use that tactic when killing." Raine summed up.
"Oh, I have one other fear but I'm sure I won't be seeing them anytime soon." I used my headband to hold my bangs back, so my awkward eyebrows were shown, it was like that since I woke up, maybe I can get a better tan…
"Zene, you never told me how old you were." Colette said smiling, everyone gathered around me. I don't like being the center of attention, but if it's just a question-
"How old do you think I am?" I wanted to know how old they thought I was, they'd be in for a surprise when they find out.
"I think that you are about sixteen or fifteen." Lloyd guessed, he earned some nods from the group. I kept a straight face for a complete two seconds and burst out laughing, "What's so funny?"
"You actually think I'm sixteen or fifteen? That is a bit off, keep guessing but I am older than Genis to tell you, but not that much older." Kratos was the only one who didn't agree with Lloyd, his guess was,
"Thirteen."
"Yep!" I smiled, the whole group, except Kratos, were surprised.
"You're tall! I feel short now…" Genis sighed, I patted his back he was pretty short, 4'8 was his height while I was 5'3 and a half inch.
I was downing a little orange gel that I had bought, the ruins were pretty large in comparison than the game, "Be wary, monsters are about!" Kratos warned us, two Fire Elementals come from behind the pillars, I immediately start powering up Aqua Edge, 'I have to find the right amount, that's it!'
"Aqua Edge!" three blasts of water hit the inside of the Elemental stunning it Lloyd stabbed its middle killing it, I continue with powering up my Aqua Edge when I had to cancel to dodge three fireballs that I had to do a freaking cartwheel to dodge and I still got hurt when I landed on my butt.
"This is going to be a problem." Kratos face palmed, he taught us each a defense tech, and my tech was different it's called Battle Mirror. "This tech is different than the others, if you time it right you can damage the enemy with its own attack. Hold your sword like this," he held his sword horizontally in front of his chest, I copied, "and project your mana in a sphere around you." I projected it into a triangle instead of a sphere, I tried again, a rectangle, again, a star, one last time, a sphere finally, "Your mana is unstable, did anything happen while you were at the base?"
"Besides feeling like I got shocked with a billion lightning bolts that's it. It wore off after a while, but while it was there I couldn't draw mana without being electrocuted." I explained.
"I suggest not to use that tech until I say so, for now just dodge or heal." the seal door was made of polycarbonate, Raine was explaining its uses in the Kharlan War, but I didn't pay attention. I looked at the door surrounding it, there was hieroglyphics and other languages on there and I didn't get to see all because Colette opened it along with a rush of hot air.
"Whoa! Smells like rotten eggs!" Genis covered his nose, I did too.
"Is there sulfurous gases down there? Or is it actually burning sulfur?" I felt ten pairs of eyes on me, "What?"
"Of course!" Raine started babbling words I didn't know, afraid of what was going to happen next, we all ran in. I take back the hottest place I will ever be, it's in here and the lighting of the lamps, getting all the chests was exhausting, plus monsters with fire attacks.
"Hey, what about this chest?" Lloyd wandered towards the chest I recognized as the Fake in this dungeon, and WHAM!
The Fake had slammed Lloyd in the face, not breaking anything but probably a huge bruise, "A Fake, attack it with magic." Kratos ordered, casting First Aid, I started up Aqua Edge for some reason it seemed lighter than usual, maybe an ice attack or is it the lighting?
"Aqua Edge!" Both Genis and I cast, guess it was just the lighting where is Meshoru? She hasn't talked to me since last night, sleeping again most likely.
I'm not! I'm still here just… -yawn- fine, I am sleepy from all this boring stuff.
'Yeah, you can't see that I'm probably going to be fighting for my life 24/7, maybe lose some pounds, get stronger with the worst possibility of dying? I didn't think so, and don't you dare start crying!' I yelled mentally at her, unleashing Fire Ball that destroyed the Fake, wow I sure powered it up.
"Faker!" I put my hands in my pockets kicking the occasional piece of rubble, 'Stupid heat, stupid voices…' and just wanted to go home into air conditioning, I sound so much like a spoiled brat. Oh, the opposites are here!
Yeah, you shouldn't keep all those feelings bottled up, just for the sake of those people around you!
No, why do you think we have dreams? To have a replay of the day's events, to see how you acted from someone else's point of view, I suggest venting it through fighting.
Shut up! Don't listen to her, let it all out!
The guardians are approaching, unleash your feelings on them, just make sure you don't hurt anyone.
Can you hold all of it in by then? No you can't!
Yes she can.
No she-
'Stop it both of you! I can't take your arguing so just shut the hell up! I'm trying to concentrate, its pretty hard with two people fighting on your shoulders!' I stabbed a Fire Warrior with a migraine from all of this, I've only reached, no we haven't even released the seal yet and I want to quit. Damn it! I've got to keep trying!
"Zene, you look tired, are you sure that you don't want to switch out with the Raine?" Genis caught me leaning against a wall, I nodded my head, "If you're sure."
"I'll be just fine, do-whoa!" I tripped over my boot string, falling near the edge of boiling lava that nearly hit my face, "I think I'll just tie my boot back up then catch up."
"Alright." I retied the boot as Lloyd and co. headed up the platforms, running to catch up there was a creaking sound from beneath me, "The platforms are a bit unstable try not to step hard on them." the mage reminded me as I power walked away.
I stepped on the warp pad, the room felt odd. Like the warmth was getting easier to sense and that is when the cat mutants popped out.
'Oh, schznit, ice works best but I don't know any uh… think! No idea, charge!' I ran forward and started slashing at the younger one, the attacks were useless. I saw it power a fire tech, and a little crevice on it's head seemed to open up, I stabbed it deep until the bigger cat mutant knocked me into a wall, leaving the sword in the Ktugatchling's, or whatever it is, head. My back slammed into the wall first, it hurt a lot!
Get up!
'It hurts too much! I can't!'
Don't let yourself sit there, get up!
The world was starting to spin and I felt my back being healed into a very sore spot, everything started to clear. The smaller fire cat thing managed to get my katana out of its head by sticking it into a wall and I got up really slowly to get it. Every step that I took made me wince in pain, 'Why did that stupid fire cat decide to stick it in the wall,' I thought pulling on my sword, 'All the way across the room!?' it was fecking stuck in the darned wall!
I looked around, the two smaller fire cats were down for the count and the big one was still fighting ceaselessly. Pulling even harder it still wouldn't come out, I kicked the wall and it flew out making me fall over.
"Watch out!" I yelled, Lloyd ducked as it hit the Seal Guardian was hit by the flying sword, and the battle finally ended with me taking my sword out, Lloyd and Kratos slashing away.
Colette stepped forward to the altar when the silhouette of Efreet disappeared and gave her prayer.
'Meshoru, hey, you there?'
Uh huh, what is it?
'Can you tell me something?'
Yeah, sure.
'Why was I brought here?'
You being here can be a dream or reality, your choice but I prefer living yo- look!
I brought my attention back to Colette, lights surrounded her and pink translucent wings sprouted from her back, all sparkly with a slight fading to purple.
"Colette has wings!" Both Genis and I exclaimed, when Remiel(finally!) left we both started jumping up and down like pansies.
"I can put them away too!" this reminds me so much of my first play through, I got so frustrated around a couple parts of the game and thinking who else will get wings, haha! Good times… Even though I wish I had wings to fly around with or do that poofy thing like Sheena does. That would be awesome, totally awesome.
We headed straight for the exit wanting to get out of the stinky dungeon, and the super heat. I kept humming songs to myself, I don't why I always do when I'm doing anything whether it be bathing dogs to singing in the shower.
"Colette!" I heard Lloyd yell, and rushed over along with everyone else.
"It's my fault, I shouldn't have made her pull her wings in and out." Genis said guiltily.
"I don't think that's it Genis." Lloyd sweat dropped, if he could he would have.
"It's the angel transformation, remember what Remiel said?" I told them.
"'The angel transformation is not without pain, but only for one night,' I guess you're right." the mage admitted, I took my sweet time getting back up from my kneeling position and then we set up camp. I had never gone camping without a tent really, so it felt weird not setting one up and seeing Genis prepare tofu curry. Also, I never had tofu or curry so I from what I heard it tastes like cardboard, maybe it will taste like cardboard with a bit of spiciness.
Before it was even finished I dozed off against a rock, and I actually had a dream.
There was my body walking down the halls like a normal person, but it wasn't normal because there was someone going behind me ready to throw a punch, "Hey you!" I shouted, my body turned around in time to catch the fist. Then it just stood there staring at me, more like glaring and hissed,
"Wake up you stupid idiot! You're not supposed to be here!" everything faded white, then to black.
I snapped my eyes open and sat up so fast I heard something in my back crack, "What the hell…?" I muttered placing a hand to my face.
Food. I smell food that was ready to be served, and my stomach started growling like an animal. Once given a bowl I looked closely and tasted it, I was right, it tasted like spicy cardboard.
"How'd you like it?" Genis asked by the fire.
"It was really good, but I couldn't tell if something was missing, I never had tofu curry before." I admitted.
"Oh, we didn't have any Kirima fruit, so it didn't taste as well as it should have been." the mage shrugged, I finished up the bowl of food and leaned against the rock watching everything go by.
The dream that I had, had it really happened on Earth but it was my body. It didn't seem to make sense or anything Meshoru said and how will the story progress? With me in it I changed a whole bunch of stuff, but something happened to make it go back in order and the storyline continued regularly.
Ow, headache I think too much.
Genis: Oh my Goddess, she just typed six pages in one go!
Me: I did? I did, except for the first page because I went to the Valentine's dance last night, some kid had eleven cups of Mountain Dew and was so hyper he couldn't see straight he had to go home. While I only had two I was bouncing off the walls.
Lloyd: Same thing with Genis, one cup of coffee or any drink that makes people hyper he goes all the way to Tethe'alla.
Me: Moon or world?
Lloyd: Moon.
All three: Please review and no flames!