Zane lead the group into Treno while the guards watched him. The group was behind him discussing where they wanted to go. They soon all voted to go to see Amarant. They walked slowly to the auction house while showing the kids the city.
At the auction house Amarant was talking to Tot while he fixed a cut in a little skirt. A girl was behind him enjoying the wind that was coming off the lake. She looked to be eleven. Her hair was white and in a french braid that was in a bun. She wore a white robe with silver shoes. Her eye lids were colored a light red and she wore clear lip gloss. Her eyes were also a light red. She closed her eyes for a second and turned to the bridge. "We have company." She said catching the attention of the two adults.
Dr. Tot turned to her and grabbed his glasses. "How many and can you describe their leader?" He asked as she closed her eyes once more.
"I see eight of them. Seven humans and one rat. The leader has blonde hair in a little ponytail. He is dressed as a bandit and so is his offspring. Square smile with blue eyes and a monkey tail." She responded opening her eyes slowly.
"That's Zidane and his two kids. They're finally here. Dr. Tot can you please gather the children for breakfast. And Nami thanks for telling me who was coming." Amarant said as Tot ran across the bridge. Nami turned, smiled, and walked back into the castle.
Amarant watched her and turned to see Zidane and the gang turning the corner. "Hey Amarant, how are you?" He asked smiling. He noticed the skirt and laughed lightly. 'Freya was right.'
"Just fixing a skirt. It's nice to see you all." Amarant said throwing the skirt aside.
"How ya been Amarant? I haven't seen you in two months." Freya asked walking up to him.
"I'm fine and how is my Flower?" Amarant asked back.
"Well, she likes Zidane's son and she is so happy to rule something that's growing back slowly... Very slowly."
"It'll be hundreds of years before that tree is big enough to support the Cleyrans again." Sally and Diane said together.
"Yeah and she'll be dead, but her descendants will take over." Zane said walking to the edge of the lake.
"Let me guess, that's Zane, your only boy." Amarant teased watching Zidane slump over.
"I'm cursed with three girls, but two look like their mother and they act like her." Zidane hissed staring at Diane. She shot him an angry glare and walked up to Amarant looking at his tattoos. She fingered one and walked into the castle without a word.
That's when she saw something that made her mouth drop. "Wow! FOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDDDDD!" Diane screamed. Everyone heard a scream from a girl and a thunk.
Everyone ran in and found Diane on top of Nami eating bacon off a plate Nami was carrying. Nami was knocked out, a surprised look still on her face.
"Diane, get off of her!" Zidane yelled. Diane turned to him and quickly got off the eleven year old.
"Nami, are you ok?" Amarant asked as she regained consciousness.
"I'm a little dizzy, but other than that I am fine, Daddy." Nami said sitting up.
Zidane looked at her smile and found it strangely familar... Like... like Kuja's. Zidane grabbed Amarant's arm and dragged him out of the room.
"Have you ever noticed that girl looks and smiles like someone that died 19 years ago?" Zidane questioned in a whisper.
"She does not look like Kuja!" Amarant denied loudly.
"Look, she might not act like him, but that's why I think Garland is back. He wants Zane and I'll be more aware of your Nami, if I were you."
"She'll be fine. She's a natural black mage. She can take care of herself."
"That won't do when she is asleep. That's how he got Zane."
"I thought he had a natural barrier since he was five?"
"He was able to get around it when Zane was asleep."
"I say he's looking for a new angel of death then."
"If he can't get Zane, he'll come to get her."
"Wait. Shouldn't she be 19 or older if she is Kuja's daughter?"
"I think they delayed her awakening over in his castle?...! Wait then who woke her?" Zidane questioned grabbing his chin.
"I don't know and I really don't care... Let's just have breakfast." Amarant said walking back into the room. Zidane watched him before walking out of the castle.
Zidane was looking at the fountain near the entrance to Treno. He reached into his pocket, grabbed ten gil, and threw it into the fountain. Zidane smiled, and turned around. That's when he saw two familiar figures enter Treno. One was Quina, and the other was one whom he hadn't seen in years; it was Vivi.
Zidane smiled. "Hey there, you guys." They spotted him, and walked over to see him.
"Zidane, good to see you." said Quina.
Vivi nodded. "Yeah, man it feels like ages since the last time we met."
Zidane nodded. "I know, what kept you from contacting us, Vivi?" Zidane said.
Vivi adjusted his hat. "Sorry, I was busy. Are the other's here?"
Zidane nodded. "Yeah, come on, I'll take you guys to them. I'm sure they'll be happy to see you guys. Especially you Vivi." The three of them walked back to the castle.
Eventually, Zidane returned to the castle. Right behind him were Quina and Vivi. They walked in and were greeted by Freya and Eiko.
Eiko narrowed her eyes at Vivi. "Where the hell have you been! No letters and no updates on your village, you make me so mad." Eiko scolded shaking the old mage(He's getting up there in years).
"I was busy!" Vivi pleaded while Freya pulled Eiko off of him.
"Freya smell nice, like flowers." Quina said changing the subject.
"Why thank you. I just took a warm bath." Freya said looking away. Quina noticed Nami and Zane talking and ran over to greet them. He/she sniffed at them. "The little boy and 18 year old smell like Zidane, but(sniff, sniff) she smells like Kuja."
Everyone gasped and turned to her. Zane and Diane looked very confused, but saw their father's worried face and turned to her. Nami looked around and started shaking. "Who?" She asked nervously.
"Leave her be guys. She won't do us harm." Zidane sighed, shooing Quina away.
"It doesn't matter, he was our enemy and so is she." Eiko said narrowing her eyes at Nami.
Nami's eyes started watering and she quickly ran out of the castle. Amarant was coming into the castle when Nami went running past him. He watched her jump onto a balcony and then the roof. She ran across the roof and disappeared behind a dark tower.
"Amarant! Did Nami come past here?" Zidane asked running up to Amarant. Diane was right behind him.
"Yes... Why? What's wrong?" Amarant asked watching Zidane frown.
"Well, Quina was smelling people... mostly our kids... and it said Nami smelled like Kuja. This got Eiko started and she started telling everyone to beware of her. She started crying and ran out." Zidane explained breathing heavily.
Amarant's look darkened. He pushed by the father and daughter and marched into the castle. Zidane followed him while Diane scaled the wall next to the door and walked on the roof. She decided to try and talk to Nami. She heard sobbing nearby. She slowly walked towards it before hearing Zane's soothing voice trying to calm a wailing Nami. She approached them slowly.
"Nami... Zane ... It's cold; you should come in or at least hop into bed." Diane said softly as the two looked at her. Diane then noticed Zane's hand was intertwined with Nami's. She gasped for a second, but kept her mouth shut.
"Lady Eiko might kill me. I'm not going back in there until she leaves." Nami said fiercely. Zane turned to her and frowned and rubbed himself against her.
"Well your "Daddy" is yelling at them... um... and I think your cool." Diane giggled shivering.
"Just go away sister you're not helping." Zane said giving Diane an angry glare.
"But I can't leave you alone." Diane said sadly.
"We'll be fine. I'll go to bed later. Just go and make sure Daddy doesn't hurt anyone." Nami said sourly.
Diane opened her mouth to speak, but surrendered and jumped through the window of the tower. Zane and Nami listened to her disappear and turned to each other.
"I thought you liked that rat named Flower? When I first met you, that's who you talked about." Nami asked looking at Zane.
"I'll never be able to marry her, for she is a Cleyran. I am genome, just as much as you are. You maybe three years older than me, but your personality called to me. Now I am head over heels for you." Zane explained looking at the moon.
A suspicious wind came over them and before they knew it Garland had put them asleep. He walked over to them and smiled.
"So Kuja had a daughter, AND Zane has fallen in love with her. This is working out fine." Garland said picking the two up.
"Daddy..." Nami said softly.
"Daddies dead and he still wouldn't help you if he wasn't." Garland said disappearing.
In a dark window Dr. Tot watched everything from his tower's telescope. He sat down with shock, but soon ran out of his tower.
"I don't care you hurt her feelings!" Amarant yelled at Eiko.
"I only think we should watch what she does!" Eiko yelled back.
"She is the reason why this orphanage is here, not you!" Amarant yelled back. Eiko's mouth hit the ground and she stuttered. "That's right, I found her as a baby and when she was three she asked what I wanted to do. So I bought this run down place and opened what it is now."
"Amarant!" Dr.Tot screamed beating on the outside door.
"Huh? It's open!" Amarant yelled back.
Everyone heard the door open and Dr. Tot came running in. "Oh good. You're all here. Something just happened on the roof."
"Zane and Nami were up there. What happened?" Diane said as Zidane gave her a look.
"Someone put them asleep and carried them off. It looked like that old man you guys told me about who died on the planet Terra." He explained as Amarant and Zidane's eyes widened.
"NO! He took Zane again! Damn that stupid bastard!" Zidane said punching the wall.
"But how did he get through Zane's barrier? He wasn't asleep?" Diane asked herself. Zidane turned to her with a surprised face.
"He has gotten stronger, just like he promised. Let's hope he doesn't know mind control." Sally said panicking. Jupiter gave her a look and hugged Diane unsurely.
"Diane, Jupiter, Sally this is where your adventure gets tougher. Prepare to train and walk continuously." Zidane said looking out the closest window. "We leave now... Get ready."
"Dr. Tot, write to Dagger and take care of the orphanage for me, please." Amarant ordered going to a dresser in a hall. He grabbed some gloves and put them on his green gloves. He put his hand in a fist and let the daggers come springing out. He relaxed and let them go back in slowly.
"Sure Amarant I'll watch the children. Be safe." Tot said as everyone walked out.
"Thanks." Zidane said running off everyone running with him. So the rescue had begun.