This is one of those fillers, also I'm debating on where she'll end up. In Burmecia or Alexandria.
I do not own so please enjoy!
Jen recognized that voice, it was Zidane, "How did he know...?" Jen turned around, the mist clouded her vision, she could barely see him, she asked, "What?"
Zidane then asked, "What about your brother? Is he here?"
Jen replied, "No, he's not, I'm going to go look for him in Burmecia."
Zidane then said, "But you just got here, you should get some rest, besides that, it's dangerous out there, you shouldn't go alone, Why do you have to leave now? Do you even know how to get to Burmecia?"
Jen shrugged, that was a lot of questions, "Well, I'm not tired, I think I can manage. I mean I did make it to Dali without you guys, granted I did look at the map. And no, no I do not know how to get to Burmecia, but I heard there's a marsh not too far from here, I'm sure if I stop through there I might find out how to get there."
Zidane asked, "But why do you have to leave now?"
Jen felt like kneeing herself, she couldn't very well just tell him that Brahne was going to attack Burmecia, or could she? She then said slowly, thinking before she said, "If Queen Brahne is making a bunch of black mages, I don't think it's a present for Dagger, or Steiner's replacement. My brother isn't here and I have a very bad feeling about those dolls. They were able to attack a Waltz, they might not have won that fight, but what if they're strong enough to hurt people? What if Queen Brahne starts a war? What if she attacks Burmecia?"
Zidane then thought about and said, "That's probably why the Regent ordered us to kidnap Dagger. But why would Brahne attack Burmecia?"
Jen then said, "Well Lindblum has good relations with Alexandria, I don't think Queen Brahne would jepordize that. Cleyra is surrounded by a huge dust storm which leaves Burmecia, it's the perfect target. If she wants dolls with magic powers, don't you think she's gonna want to test them out? And who do you think this is going to affect? Do you think Vivi is going to be okay and what about Dagger? Do you think she's going to be fine with her mom killing people? I have to get there and find Josh, then maybe find a way try to stop Queen Brahne." Jen felt like she could stop the destruction of Burmecia, and maybe stop Queen Brahne from dying.
Zidane shook his head in disbelief, he hadn't even imagined that, "Listen, Jen, I know how you feel--"
Jen cut him off, she hated it when people said that, "No, you don't. Josh is the only family I have left and I'm not going to let him die."
Zidane hesitated, he knew he didn't know what Jen felt because he didn't know his family, but he knew the feeling of wanting to protect someone, he's felt it before and he was feeling it now, "I've tried reasoning with you but you're not listening. I think you're just running into things without really thinking through, you're letting your emotions take hold of your judgement. I'm sorry Jen but I'm not gonna let you go."
Jen heard Zidane unsheath his daggers, Jen quickly pulled out her Ronin sword, of all the people in Final fantasy 9, she never imagined going up against Zidane, "Do I even stand a chance?" Zidane ran at Jen, Jen wasn't sure what to expect, he was coming at her the same way he did with enemies, "If I treat him like he's a monster, I think I can win this...He's not Zidane, he's not Zidane, Kuja, he's Kuja..." Jen clashed with Zidane, he was trying to find a spot to hit her, but every move he made Jen was able to block him. Jen then swung at Zidane nearly hitting him, Zidane was surprised, he thought this was going to be easy.
The man and the moogle both watched, the man looked down to the moogle, "I bet ya 100 gil that the girl is going to win." The moogle looked up to the man, "Deal."
Jen then swung the Ronin sword at Zidane, Zidane moved to block it, he moved in close towards Jen thinking he had won the fight, Jen spun around slicing his arm with the blade of the kusarigama, she had pulled out of her back pocket when she twirled. Zidane then jumped back, he hadn't expected her to do that. Jen was just as shocked as Zidane, it was amazing. Not as amazing as when that woman moved a car to rescue her kid, but it was close enough, she was sure the feeling was the same. Jen figured if she stayed focused, she would get what she wanted, she ran at Zidane, they clashed again jumping back. Zidane then ran at Jen, he got closer to her but stopped and kicked dirt at her. It was a cheap trick, but it worked. Dirt got into Jen's eyes, blinding her. She closed her eyes and started wiping them with her arm, "That was dirty!"
Zidane walked up to Jen, she threw her ronin onto the ground and lunged at him causing him to drop his daggers, she was going to kick his butt old school style. Jen then threw some punches at Zidane, Zidane covered his face as Jen hit his gloves. Zidane was not expecting this at all, he turned his face to the side to see Jen. As he did this Jen popped him in the face which stunned him, which again allowed her to pop him in the eye. He quickly hid his face behind his gloves thinking, "What am I suppose to do?" Zidane then did the only sensible thing that any other guy would've done, right? He quickly swung his arm back and punched Jen in the gut. His blow sent her flying off of him, she landed a few feet away and did not move. Zidane sprang to his feet and ran over to Jen. He had knocked the air out of her. He hesitated before scooping her up into her arms, he then carried her back inside. As Zidane rode the lift, he debated on whether or not he should take her into the city or ask the Regent for a favor. If he took her into town she could always try to leave but if Zidane somehow managed to convince the Regent that she was crazy, then maybe he could have some guards watch her. The only problem with that was the Festival of Hunt. The Regent was going to need his men out on the streets to protect citizens who aren't participating. It was a tough call, Zidane was going to have to really babysit her. Zidane didn't like the babysitting idea, he figured he would tell the Regent the truth. As the lift stopped on the top level Zidane carried her to the conference room where everyone was finishing eating their meals, Steiner was the first to speak, "What did you do to Miss Jennifer!?"
Dagger looked up to Zidane, she noticed that his left eye was swollen, "What happened?"
Zidane shook his head, "It's a long story, hey Regent, can I borrow a bed?"
Regent Cid wasn't sure if he should allow such a thing, he looked over to Dagger who nodded her head, leting him know it was okay, he then said, "Bring her to the Guest bedroom on the Mid level, she can share the room with Princess Garnet."
Zidane was glad to hear that, he knew that if Jen was going to bunk with the Princess, then the area would be highly guarded, he said before turning to leave, "Thanks." He headed back for the lift. While riding down to the Mid level he looked at Jen, she sure was light, and her arms and hands were small. Smaller than Dagger's, about the size of a little kid. "Maybe that's why she's not great in battle..." Zidane stepped out of the lift and made his way to the Guest bedroom. He walked up some winding stairs and laid Jen on the bed. He turned to leave, he saw a guard and said to him as if he had authority over him, "She is not allowed to leave until the Regent gives her further instruction." The guard saluted, thinking he was someone important, "Yes sir!" Zidane chuckled to himself after he left, "He bought it..." Knowing that Jen was safe, he then left for the city to get some real grub.
Jen opened her eyes, she heard someone asking to leave and a guard denying them their request. She sat up and looked over to Dagger who walked back up the stairs. Dagger blinked unsure of what to say. It's not that she didn't like her, it's just that Dagger doesn't know her too well and she never shared a room with a female before, it wasn't as bad as sharing a room with 3 guys. Jen was the first to speak, "Being overprotected sucks huh?"
Dagger nodded her head, "Yes, I came here to find a way to help my mother and I feel like I'm not being taken seriously."
Jen sighed, "I know what you mean."
There was a moment of silence, each thinking of their own dilemma, Dagger then became curious, she asked, "If you don't mind me asking...What were you and Zidane fighting about?"
Jen stood up off from the bed, she walked over to the rails and leaned up against them, "I was trying to go to Burmecia. I have a feeling that my friend is looking for my brother there. I heard from a merchant that a man with dark skin was looking for me, he bought a crossbow and my friend he knows how to use one. Maybe he thought I was in Burmecia. I dunno, but Zidane he stopped me as I was leaving...I guess I was just running into things without thinking...Maybe that wasn't him but the merchant said the guy was looking for a girl about my height. I still want to go to Burmecia."
At that moment, Dagger felt closer to Jen, she thought to herself, "She's like me, being treated like a child, no one listening to what you have to say, everyone assuming you're just distraught." Dagger replied, "You might not be able to go today, the Festival of Hunt is this afternoon. That's part of why I cannot leave this room."
Jen nodded her head, "Maybe we can distract the guard though. Get him away from the room somehow. Do you know how to cast sleep?"
Dagger shook her head, "No, not yet."
Jen pushed herself off the rails and headed downstairs, "I guess we'll just have to wait for him to take a nap." Dagger watched as Jen tiptoed over towards the door. Jen saw the guard nodding out over by some chairs, she turned over towards Dagger and motioned for her to come over, she whispered, "Hey, he's out, let's go." Dagger nodded her head, she smiled, it was fun sneaking around a castle. They quietly made their way to another set of stairs, for some odd reason the guards were gone, Jen looked to Dagger, "Where do you want to go?"
Dagger then said, "Well I cannot go further without someone recognizing me, I'm going to go upstairs to my favorite spot. I used to always go there when I was little. What about you? Are you going to Burmecia?"
Jen shrugged, "I think I'll go buy some new armor before I leave."
Dagger smiled, "Well good luck, maybe we'll run into eachother soon!"
Jen returned the smile, "I know this isn't the last time we'll run into eachother! I'll talk to ya later!" Jen waved and turned to leave. Dagger wondered what made Jen so sure that they would meet again, she shrugged it off and went into the lift going to the top level. Jen walked down the hall until she came to the hangar area, she saw a statue, it was carved very well, it must have been old, she walked past it and down some more stairs, passing by two guards who looked at her, Jen waved to each smiling. She walked over to the air cabs an attendant then asked her, "Where would you like to go today?"
Jen replied, "I need to get some armor."
The attendant responded cheerfully, "Well in that case, you want to go to the Business District!"
The door to the air cab slid open, the same way the automatic doors open at Target, Jen climbed in and sat down. The doors closed and Jen watched as the attendant signaled the driver/pilot to go. The air cab then took off, it had some power to it, Jen was pulled back by the force of the air cab, she looked around for a seat belt, sadly there were none, "Great..no one has invented that here...I'm going to go flying through the front window and then get hit by another air cab..." Jen swallowed the saliva in her mouth as she thought of her possible gruesome death and the air cab came to a screeching halt. The door opened and the pilot announced that they were now at the Business District. Jen then hopped out of the air cab and onto the platform, she looked around for the exit, it was to her left, she walked out and down some more stairs into the blinding sun, she squinted her eyes and took in her suuroundings, the buildings here were sooo tall, she could get lost in a place like this. She made her way through the street until she came to a stand, where an old lady was selling ghysal pickles. The lady offered her to try one, Jen politely declined and continued on. She didn't stop walking until she came to a water fountain, she looked around and saw Dragoo's weapon shop, she walked inside and looked at the man, his appearence sent chills down her spine, he looked much worse than Cinna.
Dragoo bellowed, "How can I help you?"
Jen then asked, "Uh, I would like some armor."
Dragoo continued speaking loudly, "You've come to the right store, what kind of armor are you looking for?"
Jen replied, "I'm looking for a Silk Shirt and a Leather Plate to go over it." Jen figured she could up her defense by wearing both, the silk shirt should be light enough for her to slip the leather plate over.
Dragoo handed her the armor, "That's 730 Gil."
Jen reached out into her pouch and pulled out the exact amount. Dragoo handed her the armor and Jen took it from him she again slipped off her hoody and took of her black leather shirt. She slipped on her new armor and turned to Dragoo, "Can I sell ya this leather shirt?"
Dragoo nodded his head, "Sure. I'll take it for 135 Gil."
Jen handed him the leather shirt, "Fair deal." She took the gil from Dragoo and put it in her pouch, "Thanks." She turned and left the shop. Jen walked back towards the air cab, the armor she bought was light and comfortable, she couldn't tell she was wearing it. She walked past the gysahl pickle lady who tried peddling some pickles, Jen ignored her, she wanted to hurry up and leave. She finally made it back to the air cab station, she looked to the attendant and asked to go to the Castle. The doors to the air cab opened and she got in. She sat down and the doors closed again. The air cab took off, Jen looked outside the window, everything was moving fast, she could get used to this free transportation. The air cab came to another screeching halt, Jen held on tightly to her seat, and the doors swung open, Jen stepped out of the air cab and made her way back to the winding hall, she passed the guards and walked up the stairs passing the statue. She made her way down the hall passing other guards, she smiled waving, saying, "Good day." Some guards looked nervous, they must've been going into the city for the Festival of Hunt. Jen was now standing near the fountain, she heard somesone singing a song without lyrics, "It's Dagger. Should I go up?...Probably not, Zidane might be there, this is a crucial moment for them. I think this is when Zidane actually falls for her."
Jen walked over to the lift, there was a guard standing in front of it, she asked, "I need to go down...please?"
The guard looked as if he was about to deny her request, he hesitated before replying, "Alright, just hurry up and go."
Jen smiled and acted quite immature by hugging the guard, "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" She let go and ran into the lift, she pulled the lever down and down the lift went. As the lift stopped she walked over to the car and sat in it, she again pulled the lever and the car sped down towards Dragon's Gate. Jen's hair was going through a lot by just riding these spiffy inventions, they reminded her of the rides at the county fair. The car stopped and Jen climbed out, she made her way over towards the gate, she watched as it started to slowly close. If she didn't get out in time, she wouldn't be able to go to Burmecia, if she walked through she wouldn't be able to go back in. Jen ran under the gate and turned around and watched as the gate closed. She knew she made an important decision.
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