Duelist of Dawn: Alright! My reviews have made it past 20 twenty, I'm really doing alright for my first long-term story.

Vivi: You sure are, you even got a new reviewer!

Duelist of Dawn: Yeah, thank you Khiruki! I also hope to see what kind of stories you bring out to FanFiction! Also Aerith the Evenstar, Katherine the Black Rose, and FF&STH, thanks for the continuing reviews! I still can't believe I got readers who haven't played this game!

Vivi: Yeah, it's like an in-depth look into the game! It's a shame that Final Fantasy 9 is rare to see these days.

Duelist of Dawn: Or any of the early Playstation Final Fantasy games; I'm lucky to have them all.

Vivi: Hey, can I do the disclaimer this time, please?

Duelist of Dawn: Of course you can, go ahead!

Vivi: Thank you! The Duelist of Dawn doesn't own Final Fantasy nine or any of the music he uses for the story.

Duelist of Dawn: Alrighty then! Let's start the seventh chapter!

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Chapter 7:

The Hitchiker's Guide to Riding Airships

After our little run-in with the No.2 Black Waltz, Dagger thought it'd be best to rest up at the end. I wouldn't complain about it, when that flying, magical demon used a second level fire magic on me, it left me burned on the arms. So back at the room, Dagger was tending to my wounds with her white magic abilities while everyone else was waiting….

"Ow!" I winced at Dagger's touch on my arms trying to heal them.

"Sorry, but you have to hold still; otherwise I won't be able to heal them completely." She said getting ready to use her Cure magic. Good thing she wasn't kidnapped, I wondered why….It had to the chance to take Garnet and fly away, but it wanted to kill me first.

"Hey, guys." I said, grabbing everyone's attention. "Remember how that Black Waltz said that its mission was to capture Dagger?"

"Yeah, I bet the first was the same." Zidane said.

"Uh-huh." Vivi said.

"Of course." Steiner added.

"Back at the battle, when it hit us with that multi-thunder spell, it had that chance. But instead, it went after me to finish me off, don't you think that's strange?" I asked.

"Oh!" Dagger exclaimed, with everyone turning to her. "Since you were all knocked down, he could've grabbed me and teleported me back to the castle!"

"Someone must've been ordering it to kill us as a side job." Zidane figured. "At least we're safe now."

"Don't count on it." I said bluntly, causing everyone to look my way again. "There's another one coming." Everyone gasped.

"What do you mean, another one!?" Steiner yelled.

"I get it!" Zidane exclaimed. "There's a third one because of the name 'Black Waltz!'"

"Huh?" Steiner still didn't get it.

"In music terms, a waltz is a dance using three beats." I said, mainly to Steiner. "So it'd make sense if there's another one."

"But it would be the last one, right?" Vivi asked, looking a little bit scared. I can see why, Vivi's been emotional hit hard seeing that Black Mage factory underground. He's probably questioning his existence right now, poor guy.

"Yup, but well beat this one, too!" I said. Dagger went back to healing my arms, which were still having that burning feeling to them. After a few minutes, my arms were healed on the outside, but still felt some pain in the muscle.

"After we rest, you should be okay to battle again." Dagger said, stepping back to check my arms' recovery.

"Thanks, Dagger." I said gratefully, to which she smiled and nodded.

"Alright, let's take quick nap!" Zidane said hopping on his bed. "That airship should still be there, since it'll take a long time loading the cargo." Then we all fell asleep.

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(Couple of hours later…..)

*Yawn..*

I was the first to wake up as I got off the floor. After that little camping trip outside Evil Forest, I was use to sleeping on the floor; but it would be nice to sleep on a bed again. I looked at my arms and moved them around and the pain was gone! I stretched out and did some push-ups as everyone else started to wake up. As soon as we were ready, we left the inn paying the keeper (who was still asleep, by the way). I left him a little note explaining how I knew he setup Vivi's kidnapping and that he shouldn't be sleeping on the job, lest he lose it. Too bad, I wouldn't be there to see his face as we got to the cargo airship.

"Wait here while I ask the people inside if we can hitch a ride." Zidane told us. He was about to walk towards the airship, before Steiner cut in…

"I-I shall go ask them!" The knight hastily said. Zidane, Dagger and I looked at him suspiciously, before Zidane broke the silence and narrowed his eyes at the guy.

"Oh, really….." Zidane said. "How come?"

"I-It is not for your benefit." Steiner said again hastily. "I am only doing this for the princess!" He runs off into the airship.

"Steiner, get back here! Why are you being so helpful all of a sudden!?" I shouted but with no response. He either didn't hear me or didn't care, and if my hunch about this airship was correct, it was the latter.

"Steiner... He was so adamant about going back to the castle before..." I heard Dagger say to herself as I turned to her listening on. "...... An airship full of barrels like the ones I saw at the castle... Steiner was against going..." She gasped and turned to me and Zidane. "Guys, is this ship really headed for Lindlum?"

"No, it's probably going to Alexandria Castle; Steiner was trying to double-cross us!" I said angrily. If you saw the look on my face, people would be out of way.

"He's right." Zidane agree. Dagger then looked even more shocked.

"But why...? Didn't you just say we should get on the ship?" She questioned. Zidane just smiled.

"Yeah, I know. Trust me!" He said. I suddenly got what he was going to do…

"Are you trying to change the course of the airship?" I asked him, just to be sure. He laughs and slaps my back.

"Yeah! Man, you catch on quick!" He says, laughing some more.

"...Zidane, Ron." We all turn to Vivi, who was looked down at his feet.

"What is it, Vivi?" Zidane asked, looking concerned.

"Yeah, what's up?" I asked him, also looking concerned and Dagger was looking worried.

"Those dolls they were making underground... Did you think they look like me?" He wondered.

"Maybe a little... But they're just dolls, Vivi." Zidane answered. Vivi nodded and turned to me.

"Ron?" He waited on my answer. I wasn't going to lie to him, he really needs to know my thoughts on this, whether opinion or fact. I walked up to him and got down on one knee.

"To me, they did." I told him. "But still, they're different from you." Suddenly, the airship's propellers start up.

"It's moving. What the heck is Steiner up to?" Zidane wondered.

"Maybe he thinks we're on already." I say. "Or most specifically, Dagger."

"Maybe…" Zidane ponders, and then takes Dagger's hand. "Alright, we have to get on, Dagger."

Dagger hesistated. "On a ship that's not going to Lindblum!?" She asked, looking worried.

"I don't have time to explain. This way!" Zidane took her and ran over to the ladder at the back-end of the ship. I climbed up the ladder first and held out my hand helping Vivi on. The back end's walk way was narrow; it would be hard to get five people standing around.

"Hurry up! You have nothing to worry about. Hurry, before she takes off!" Zidane was still trying to convince Dagger to get on the airship.

"But..." Dagger was still hesitant.

"I'll take you to Lindblum. I promise!" Zidane said. Finally, Dagger caved in.

"Fine, I'll get on!" She said as she proceeded to climb the ladder, as she did the airship started to lift off the ground.

"It's taking off!" Zidane went to jump on the ladder, but in the process……

"Aaah!!"

…..touches Dagger's back-end.

"Ooo, soft..." Zidane childishly said, while I was bugging out at how bold he was on that move. Dagger finally reaches me and Vivi as the cargo ship takes off and flies away from Dali. As soon as Zidane safely makes it on, I grabbing and put him in a headlock.

"Now what was that all about, playboy?" I said applying the pressure. Zidane just smiled.

"Come on, it's not like I did it on purpose." He said, not trying to play off his antics.

Dagger scoffs and crosses her arms. "Please, enough." I took that time to release Zidane from the lock as he cracks his neck a bit.

"There's that royal tone in your voice again." He addresses Dagger, who answers with a 'humph!' I then look at Vivi who's holding on to the rail, looking down at the sky with a dizzy expression.

"...Are you okay, Vivi?" I ask, looking worried.

"Feels like I'm going to get sucked into the sky..." He mutters. Dagger takes Vivi's hand and opens the back door to the cargo ship.

"Let's go inside, Vivi." She says in a motherly tone as she lets Vivi in. Before she goes in herself, she turns to Zidane.

"I trust you, Zidane." She says bluntly as she walks in the ship. Zidane was about to follow before she slams the door in his face. I snicker at Zidane who backs off a bit, before turning to me.

"I get the feeling she doesn't quite trust me yet..." He says. "Maybe she'll reward me with a kiss or two if I try hard enough." He adds hopefully.

"That's never gonna happen, if you pull stunts like that again." I tell him. Then, the door opens again revealing Dagger looking worried.

"Ron, Zidane...!" She says.

"What is it?" I ask.

"Something wrong?" Zidane asks.

"It's Vivi..." She mutters.

"Vivi?" Zidane and I say as we all go inside, finding Vivi trying to talk to the crew of the ship…..

Which turned out to be some of the factory-made black mages from Dali! Vivi was trying to talk with some of them, but they kept ignoring him.

"...! Wow, they're alive, and they're moving around!" Zidane was shocked at the discovery.

"So, the mages built in the village bring back the new ones?" I thought to myself.

"Oh, Vivi..." Dagger looked on at Vivi, trying harder to get the black mages' attention.

"Vivi!" Zidane called out to him. Vivi stopped trying to get an answer out of the crewman and start walking towards us, with tears in his eyes.

"Were you able to talk to any of them?" Zidane asked.

"No..." Vivi answered, in between sobs. "It's like... ...they don't even... ...see me at all... I tried... ...again and again... ...but... ...they won't even turn around."

"Vivi…" Zidane says, but Vivi doesn't look at him; Zidane then turns to Dagger and I.

"I need to go upstairs for a little bit." He tells us. "I gotta turn the ship around before it reaches the castle."

"Okay." I say, nodding.

"Keep an eye on Vivi, okay?" He asks, in which me and Dagger nod as he races down the ship and goes up to the deck. Dagger goes to comfort Vivi, as I looked out the window.

'Zidane better hurry up, we're about couple hours away from Evil Forest.' I thought. Then suddenly, the ship starts to jerk to the left causing everyone to fall down. I managed to pick my self, rubbing my back.

"Well, that was unpleasant.." I groaned out. I walk to the window again and see some approaching mountains. 'I guess he got control of the airship.' I thought, smiling. 'Steiner's gonna be pissed, if he's up there with him.' I walk over to Dagger and Vivi and help them up.

"You two okay?" I asked.

"I'm okay." Dagger said, dusting her clothes off.

"Me too." Vivi said, doing the same as Dagger. "Hey look!" He points to all the Black Mages who get up and started to climb to the deck.

"I think they're mad about the sudden change of destination." I say out loud.

"We better get up there, Zidane and Steiner might be in danger!" Dagger says walking over to the ladder with me and Vivi following after.

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(Meanwhile, somewhere in the mountains behind the cargo ship……)

Zorn and Thorn look on from their small airship, as the cargo ship veers off course from its destination and heads off west….

"Why is that ship going somewhere else!?" Zorn yelled as he held the steering wheel of the ship.

"The princess's lackeys, it must be." Thorn thought out loud. "Use our final weapon, this means."

"Yes, it does." Zorn told his partner. They both turn to their third passenger. The passenger wore a midnight-blue coat, tan pants, brown shoes and carried a bronze staff with a sun statue on the top of it. The shocking thing was he had wings and a pointed hat like Black Waltzes 1 and 2, but it looked more intimidating with its red eyes looking sinisterly at the runaway cargo ship.

"Okay, we hoped it wouldn't come to this." Zorn said to the passenger. "But it looks like we have to use you."

"It seems so." The passenger responded with an intimidating voice, not a hint of squeakiness in it.

"Return to Alexandria with Garnet and cargo safely, we hoped." Thorn said. "But interfered, the intruders have."

"So you wish to have these intruders killed?" The passenger asked.

"By any means necessary." Zorn replied.

"And retrieve the princess?" It asked again.

"Certainly, yes!" Thorn said with a crazy grin.

The passenger stood up and spread its wings.

"I shall go, masters," It said.

" THEN GO FORTH, BLACK WALTZ NO.3!!!!!" The jester shouted.

"This won't be long." The Black Waltz said darkly, as lightning covered him and it flew off in hot pursuit of the cargo ship.

"Get the job done, he will." Thorn said.

"Just hope its power doesn't get in the way." Zorn muttered. "He may be more powerful than 1 and 2 combined, but it could turn on us as well."

"Rubbish!" Thorn shouted. "Obey, it will!" Zorn still didn't seem so as it looked on the upcoming battle…..

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(Back on the cargo ship)

On the deck, Dagger, Vivi and I climbed up from the deck. Just then, we all see the third Black Waltz descends onto the deck.

"No...!" Vivi was stunned at the sight of the Black Waltz. As soon as it raised it's hand and charged it with lightning, I pushed Vivi away and blocked in time to take the attack.

"Grrrrrr!!!!" I felt the electricity course through me, but I was resilient enough to push off the Black Waltz. I felt the electricity seep into my arms; the force of the attack hurt me, but as soon as I broke contact, the pain stopped.

"Huh?" I said looking at arms. Dagger and Vivi ran up to me.

"Ron! Are you okay!?" They asked looking worried.

"I'm fine.." I said, still not understanding what I felt. We all turned to the Black Waltz. I got up, and got ready to fight. "You must be Black Waltz No.3!" It narrowed it's evil red eyes me and Vivi.

"So, No. 2 was defeated by a small child" It began to say, then directed it's attention at me. "And you must be the human that helped. You are no match against my power! Kwahahaha!" Then it turned to Dagger. "Princess, stay there while I eliminate this child!" It started to walk towards, but stopped.

'Why'd he stop?' I thought. I then turned around to see the Black Mage crewmembers swarm towards the Black Waltz and formed a wall.

"Are you protecting them?" It asked, but received no response. "...Nonsense. You are no different from mindless dolls! What can you do? Get out of my way!" It yelled as Dagger and I got Vivi to the cargo ship's cockpit. Zidane and Steiner were confused at the gathering of the Black Mage.

"What's going, guys?" Zidane asked.

"The 3rd Black Waltz is here!" I said.

"What!?" Steiner said looking on at the approaching danger.

"Do you dare to fight a Black Waltz?" We heard the Black Waltz say. It raised it's hands and charged up a massive amount of electricity. "I said, get out of my way!"

"LOOK OUT!!!!" I shouted to the Black Mages, but it was too late. An explosion rips around the cargo ship, shaking everyone in the cockpit. But the black mages weren't as lucky. They were thrown around outside and thrown off the ship, as Vivi watches on in painful silence. Then, the barrels holding the inactive mages drop out of the sky, and shatter. The Black Waltz crackles with energy as we everyone looks on in anger at it. If there was one part of the game I'd never forget, it was this one.

"Wh-What cruelty!" Steiner was the first one to break the sorrowful silence. I looked to see Vivi, shaking as Dagger held him. I couldn't believe as I witnessed a massacre up close. All of those black mages, gone… They were alive, they were living beings……

"...Aaahhh!" Vivi shouted and ran out of the cockpit to fight the Black Waltz.

"Vivi!" I yelled running after him.

"Master Vivi, Ron, I shall assist you!" I heard Steiner running behind us.

We all confront the Black Waltz, staring at him with vengeance.

"Why...? Why would you do such a thing!? Weren't they your friends!?" Vivi asked breaking down in anger and sadness.

"You fool! Do I look like some lowly black mage soldier!?" The Black Waltz yelled back.

"Even if they weren't your allies, what you did was reprehensible!" Steiner yelled. The Black Waltz just laughed off the knight's command.

"Kwahahaha! Worry not about them: many more are being produced even now!" It said, showing no remorse for life.

"It doesn't matter, you bastard!" I yelled, feeling angrier then I ever had in my life. "Their lives are irreplaceable!" Just then, Zidane came up ready to fight as well.

"What are you?" He addressed at the evil Waltz.

"Ah, the princess's bodyguards have gathered!" It said ignoring Zidane's question. "How very convenient!"

"Answer me!" Zidane retaliated.

"It wouldn't do you any good if I answered, since you're all going to die!" The Waltz said spreading its wings. "Kwahahaha! I will eliminate any who stand in my way!"

(Play Powerbroker- From Star Ocean 3)

Vivi starts glowing white as I feel power growing around him. I smiled at the little guy as his Trance state was finished forming. In this state, Vivi's magic was shining around him and his staff. His eyes had more determination and power within them. And his appearance changed: before his clothes looked all worn out, but now they look brand spanking new! Even his hat was brimming with power as it was now pointy as the Black Waltz.

"Fire!" Vivi cast his magic and released it at the Waltz. It blocked the explosion with its staff, but staggered back a bit. Vivi took notice of that and cast another spell. "Blizzard!" An ice block formed around the Black Waltz's foot and froze it.

"What!?" It shouted at Vivi. "You shouldn't be this powerful!" It took it'd eyes off us and used it staff to break the ice. But it didn't work!

"My ice is a lot more thicker than normal!" Vivi said triumphantly. "You'll never break it!" Zidane use that distraction to slice at the Black Waltz, but was blocked by the staff. But Steiner was able to hit it in the torso causing No.3 to cringe in pain. Then I followed up with a super kick to the face.

"Grrr…I won't be defeated!" It shouted and raised the staff high in the air. "Thundara!" Lightning shot out from the staff and started shock us to bone.

"Ahhhh!!!!" We all shouted as we were forced down from the intense shock, at least Steiner, Zidane and I were, Vivi was able to send most of the shock to the surrounding mountains.

'Damn! Vivi's Trance is a lot more braver and smarter!' I thought. 'No one would've thought about doing that!'

I also felt my arms cracking with electricity; it must've reacted to the Thundara spell that was set off. But before I tried to use it, I threw some potions at Zidane and Steiner which healed them enough to stand again. I then tried to gain some control over this electricity coursing through my arms.

"That hurt!" Zidane said picking up his daggers.

"Master Vivi and Ron need our assistance!" Steiner pointed at me and Vivi attacking in combination. Vivi distracted and harmed the Waltz with magic while he kept trying to find a vital spot to do more damage as I was beginning to focus my new ability.

"Hey Ron, need a little help!?" Zidane asked standing next to me.

"Yeah, I need more time to charge up." I told him, still trying to focus.

"Say no more!" Zidane charged in again and drew the Black Waltz's attention away from me. Steiner charged in himself and started swinging wildly to block the oncoming magic and staff attacks. About a minute later, my focus paid off as the electricity started to brighten my arms and form blades on my hands.

"Alright guys, move!" I shouted as I started to run towards the battle. The Black Waltz somehow broke free of ice and rushed at me with its staff ready to block my attack.

"Lowlife human!" It shouted as it kept running to me. "Thunder is my element, it won't harm me!" It charged thunder magic on its staff and swung at me. It nearly hits me as Steiner knocks the staff away out of its hands.

"My turn, ELECTRIC BLADES!!" I cross my hand-blades and swiped across his face, shocking him to his surprise. And to add more insult to injury….

"Thunder!" Vivi casts his thunder magic at the face as well, which destroyed one of his eyes and forced the Black Waltz to the front of the airship.

(End music)

The Black Waltz No. 3 was trying to hold himself by the staff he picked up again and stared at us with his one good eye. "You... You scum...! I exist only to kill!" He shouted and flew off in a hurry. Steiner was angry at the Waltz's retreat.

"Just how many Black Waltzes do we have to fight!?" He yelled. "This is becoming ridiculous!" Me and Zidane just groaned at Steiner's ranting.

"That was the last one." Zidane said dryly.

"How do you know!?" Steiner still on his mindless rant, then he thought something really stupid "Are you...!?" He was interrupted by my fist knocking him down.

"Remember a Waltz has three beats." I said, looking down at him. "Don't you think No. 3 would be the last one?"

"What?" He said absent-mindly.

"Why do I even bother!?" I said walking to Vivi, who's Trance state had worn off. "Hey Vivi, impressive stuff back there…." I stopped as I see him looking at a pointy hat that used to belong to one of the black mage whom protected us. I then walked over to the left side of the ship looking at the mountains.

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(Somewhere else, in a ship, Zorn and Thorn watched the fight and both were shocked at the outcome.)

"Did you see that?" Zorn asked in astonishment.

"That I did see!" Thorn answered in the same manner. They had a short pause before shouting at the same time…..

"Our enhanced black mages!"

"Our black mage enhancements!"

"All defeated!" Zorn looked down.

"Betrayed us, Steiner did! It is all his fault!" Thorn shouted. During Thorn's angry rant, Zorn saw something approaching their ship and let go of the steering wheel to get a better look.

"Huh?" He said.

"Unstable, the ship becomes!" Thorn shouted, gripping the wheel. "Don't let go of the steering wheel!" Zorn pointed in the distance…

"No. 3 is coming back!" Zorn shouted in happiness.

"True is it!? Hurray!" Thorn praised. But it was cut short when they saw something wrong with their 'prized weapon.'

"But something is wrong..." Zorn tried to see No.3's look and saw its one eye with killer intent…..aim at them! "It's broken!!!" He cried in panic.

"Made its magic too powerful, we did!" Thorn shouted.

"There's nothing we can do now!" Zorn concluded. And then at the same time again……

"Depart shall we!"

"We shall depart!"

"Run away!"

"Run away!"

The two jokers jump out of the ship before the Black Waltz No. 3 sits down in the captain's seat.

"I exist only to kill! I exist only to kill! I exist only to kill! I exist only to kill...!" It shouted in a mindless mantra.

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(Back on the cargo ship)

I close my eyes a bit, seeing all different types of aura, thinking it was cool to see it all. The birds' light blue aura, the world's green aura, and the raging dark red aura of a Black Waltz No. 3 coming to kill us……..WHAT!!!!!?? I open my eyes to see, in a small ship, the 3rd Black Waltz coming back for round 2!

"Steiner! Go tell Zidane and Dagger that Black Waltz is coming back!" I tell him.

"Right!" He saluted and ran to the cockpit.

'This going to get rough.' I thought. 'South Gate might close in on us, if we're not careful.'

The cargo ship heads for South Gate, veering away from the mountains. Suddenly, the smaller airshipof the Black Waltz heads in from the right side and knocks off the hat Vivi was looking at with its tailwind. Vivi starts to get angry again as the ship gets closer. The Black Waltz starts to start charge magic but was cut short by Vivi.

"Fire!" He blasts it withsome fire magic, knocking it off course a bit. But that last bit of power knocks Vivi unconscious.

"Vivi!" I shouted as I go to drag him to the cockpit. Zidane comes over and helps me.

"What happened to him!?" He asks.

"I think he's feeling fatigue from the Trance state!" I said as the ship enters South Gate as it closes in on us. We barely make in as the back of the ship hits the closing doors almost knocking me, Zidane and Vivi off the ship. Zidane grabs Vivi by the collar of his coat while he and I latch on the railing of the ship.

"Hang on!" Zidane shouts at me.

"Oh, I'm hanging!" I say in fear of falling. I then see that the Black Waltz makes it inside the gate as well. "Aw man, he made it, too!"

The Black Waltz comes next us saying, "I exist only to kill! I exist only to kill! I exist only to kill! I exist only to kill...!"

"I think we broke him." I say as it gets ready to charge its Thundara again. "This is it!" I say prepare for the worst. But as it charges the magic, some of the bolts hit the Black Waltz's engine!

"Ron, pull up!" I hear Zidane as I lift myself up quickly to dodge the sliding doors to exit the gate and the explosion of the Black Waltz!

'We finally made into Lindblum territory, phew!' I thought in sweet relief. Vivi wakes as he, Zidane and I walk inside the cockpit with Steiner and Dagger piloting the cargo ship, who knew she had so many talents!?

Zidanelooks over the engine and checks the damage the ship took in rushing South Gate.

"I think we pushed it a little too hard." He comments, then sees the rest of us slient. "Why so silent, people? We made it! Come on, cheer up!"

"South Gate was badly damaged..." Dagger broke the silence as she focuses on driving. "It was my fault, wasn't it...?"

"Don't worry about it! They'll fix it up in no time." Zidane says nonchalantly.

"You idiot!" Steiner shouts. "The cargo ship was wrecked, we lost all the cargo, and South Gate was destroyed! I can't believe I played a part in this debacle!"

"Steiner." Dagger interrupts.

"Yes, Princess!" Steiner salutes.

"I didn't mean to get you involved... But you saved us. I thank you." Dagger says easing Steiner's anger.

"Such kind words!" He says bowing to her. "I am not worthy! Well, now I've made up my mind! I vow to protect you, Princess, until we return to the castle!"

"How do you feel about that, Dagger?" Zidane asks humorously. "He'll follow you to the end of the world."

"It's okay, Zidane." She calmly says. I chuckle a bit. "What is it, Ron?" She asks me.
"I told Steiner it was better to follow you instead of trying to drag you back home." I laughed out. Steiner just grumbled.

"Hey, I can see the main gate of Lindblum!" Dagger says. Steiner and I look to see the castle on top of a mountain.

"That's Lindblum Castle!? How gigantic...!" Steiner exclaimed.

"The city of Lindblum is inside the castle." She informs us.

"Whoa!" I shouted. "That's incredible!" Dagger giggled at my expression.

"...Everyone." We hear Vivi say. "Those...black mages and I... Are we...the same...?" He says nervously. All of us couldn't give a straight answer at that before Steiner spoke.

"I don't understand, Master Vivi. Just what seemed to be the problem...?" He asks the black mage.

"...I don't know." Vivi said.

"Master Vivi, why would those mages be the same as you?" Steiner asks. "And why would it matter if they were...?"

"You know something Steiner, you make a lot of sense now!" I praise him.

"Yeah, Rusty's right!" Zidane shouted. "You're an individual, no matter what happens, Vivi!"

"R-Right!" Vivi says, feeling a bit cheerful.

"Let's go check out the deck, Vivi!" Zidane offers.

"Why?" Vivi asks.

"You've gotta see Lindblum from above! It's the best! Look, the Falcon's Gate is right in front of us!" Zidane exclaims with Vivi going out to see the view.

'Finally, the Black Waltz trio are dead and we make it Lindblum with Dagger.' I thought feeling happy. 'Wonder what happens now?'

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New moves:

Ice Tomb: Ron gathers ice in his fist and smashes down on the ground covering the enemy in icy spires. (He did this last chapter, but I forgot to set it up, sorry!)

Electric Blades: Ron charges lightning in his arms and extends them to make blades and slices the enemy.

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Finally, we reach a new kingdom and finish another chapter! Now I'll be able to get off fighting for a while.

Next chapter: We reach Lindblum and sees some real strange things and an old friend of Zidane's. Be ready for Chapter 8: Welcome to Lindblum!

Please R&R, see ya!