A/N: Dissidia's coming out in a few days! Rejoice!

Summary: Fan-interaction interviews are a go!

Trivia: Ariel Averia debut can be found in my Hikari no Xion story.

Note: Special thanks to the follow for submitting questions: Mrfipp, ForcedDj, PmYuna, InfiniteLunacy, and Yunalover.

Note 2: Also a special thanks to aliasmidnight for not only submitting questions, but letting me use their OC.

Dissidia Soup


Ariel was in a panic. She needed to find some security just in cases things went bad to worse during the fan interaction interview. 10 minutes before the show started, all hope was lost until…

"Hey, excuse me?"

Ariel turned to see a young girl with platinum blonde shoulder length hair and ocean blue eyes. She was wearing a white tank top with neon blue thin strap tank top over top, knee-length cut-off jeans, khaki lace up boots, and a muddy green military jacket.

"Uh hi…" Ariel blinked, "And you are?"

"Taylor Marshall!" she said, "Nice to meet you."

Noticing a VIII gunblade attached to her waist, Ariel asked, "How good are you with that gunblade."

Taylor smirked, whirling her VIII gunblade around, "Really good, enough to give you a run for your money."

Ariel smirked, "We'll see. Interested in a job?"

Taylor nodded, "Of course! What would you have this firefly in the sky do?"

Meanwhile, in a dark backstage area…

"Remind me why we're doing this?" asked Lightning, who's in Aya Brea's clothes.

"Because the boss says so." Tifa shrugged. She was wearing her cowgirl outfit.

"Well let's get this over with." Laguna groaned, "This Galbadian uniform is freakin tight!"

"Just don't get a boner lookin at me," Prishe smirked, "Don't I look sexy in this. It was worth going to that Sunbreeze Festival."

"I'm sure it was." Kain muffled through is Hood Man outfit, "And why is Yuna wearing a wedding dress?"

"To marry me in this heavy armor of course!" Gilgamesh said proudly before getting kicked in the balls by Yuna.

"Like hell." she said, "And why is he here?"

She pointed at Desperado Chaos, who roared at her.

"They say that he's counted as one of us." Aerith said, who was wearing a white dress, "Too bad he can't talk anymore in that form."

Prishe laughed, "Truly too bad!"

"It hard to believe we won against the originals a few day ago." The tactics uniform-wearing Vaan noted.

A week ago, the newbie met with the originals. But thanks it Cloud, Tidus, and Terra, they was a massive free-for-all between the two factions until the boss decreed a series of matches.

Gilgamesh won against Bartz, Prishe won against Cloud of Darkness, Kain won against Golbez, Yuna won against Jecht, Laguna won against Ultimecia, Vaan won against Garranth, and Lightning won against Garland. However the most notable battle was Tifa vs Sephiroth.

When Tifa was in trouble, Aerith went in to block, but was hit by Sephiroth's Hell's Gate on purpose, outraging almost everyone. Tifa, in a rage, brutally destroyed Sephiroth, ending the battle with a 9999 damage Final Heaven. After the battle, Aerith was okay, but Sephiroth was not, as he was beaten down by the Warriors of Cosmos. Even Jecht, Tidus, Cloud, and Terra joined in. After that, everyone got along again, to everyone's confusion.

"Quite eventful, to be honest." Laguna said.

Ariel's voice came on the speaker, "We're on and live in 30 seconds. Get ready."

"Right…" they all grumbled.

A few moments later…

The audience cheered as the lights came on, reveals a talk show-like setting with a stage.

"Welcome everyone, to the Fantasy Soup!" Ariel said, "Where the jokes are fresh, and the graphics are from the seventies. Without further ado, hosts, come on out!"

Everyone cheered as a man and a woman came out.

"Looks like we're clockin in early, for Reno is here!"

All the fangirl squeals and yelled, "We love you Reno!"

"And I'm Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasica, the Queen of Dalmasica."

She said his in a bored tone, but was cheered nonetheless.

"We'll be getting on with the questions in a moment, for we're giving YOU," Reno pointed at the screen (at you), "5 more minutes until we get this show on the road."

"Also, you know what to do." Ashe smirked she took out her blades, "You do have the freedom to give us questions."

Reno shakes the camera, looking mad, "SO GET TO IT, after this commercial break."

…One minute to go…

"I'm a one woman security girl here." Taylor said, bouncing around the set much to the audience's amusement.

"Geez you're energetic. Just don't such a fan girl here Taylor."

"Who's this kid?" asked Ashe.

"A friend who helping me out in keeping order." Ariel said, "That right, you too Reno."

"Why me?" he whined.

"So that you won't get your ass kicked again by Tifa, and maybe Aerith."

Everyone laughed as Reno hung his head in shame.

"By the way, we go back on in 15 seconds." Taylor noted.

"Queue the music." Ariel said, "I'll go get the stars of the show."

15…14…13…12…11…10…09…08…07…06…05…04…03…02…01…00

Announcer: "Hello again! Tonight, a dragoon who loves the jump. An eight-armed dude who likes Excalipoor. A fighter who's every man's fantasy. A flower girl who got killed. Another dude who has the great attack ever. A summoner who's really a Gunner. An immortal who's got a dirty mouth. A young man who loves ridin' high. A grumpy young woman who really a lesbian. And a desperado who really just a feral monster. Enough of that, WECOME BACK TO DISSIDIA SOUP!"

"And now, the new fighters of Duodecim!" Reno said, motioning to the side.

The audience cheered as out came a bouncing Gilgamesh, followed by Lightning, Tifa, Laguna, Prishe, Kain, and Aerith, who were all smiling and waving. And finally Feral Chaos came out in a foul mood.

"Please, take a seat." said Ariel, pointing to the seats on the stage. Taylor lead them to them and they took a seat. Feral Chaos unfortunately had to sit like a dog, to everyone's amusement.

"Right, we're all here." Reno said as Ashe passed them the microphones, "Intros!"

"I'm Kain Highland…"

"Yo, how do? I'm Gilgamesh, and it's morphin' time baby!"

"Hi! I'm Tifa Lockhart. Nice to meet you."

"I'm Aerith Gainsborugh… hello!"

"Laguna Loire's the name, and guns is my game."

"I'm Yuna… and I don't have a last name, sorry! Ha ha…"

"What up homies? I'm Prishe!"

"I'm Vaan, a sky pirate…"

"…Lightning…"

"*ROAR*!"

"And now that we got our cast," said Reno, "Let's get the fan questions! Who's secrets shall we reveal today?"

The cast groaned as Ashe looked at the nearby laptop with the questions on them.

"First up, we have several from a guy named Mrfipp. And it applies to Kain, Lightning, Vaan, Yuna, and Prishe."

-How did each of you react when you found out you were considered for the first game, but left out for various reasons, and how did you react again when you made it into Doudecim?-

Kain: "I spent too much time chasing Cecil to fight with to care at all. But for now, my loyal fans shall see the almighty Jump in action and watch this dragoon soar. Screw Universal Tuning. Duodecim's where it's at now."

Laguna laughed, "You should probably mention that you were being controlled by his brother."

"Shut up!"

Yuna: "I was worried at first. I just know that people would be pissed if I was chosen. They would've want either Auron or Seifer. But now, I'm in 012, and I'm here to stay. Personally, I wished that I was a Gunner instead of a Summoner. I could've fought like I have in Dead Fantasy."

"I agree." Kain nodded, "Cause you definitely gave Kasumi the works."

"Don't forget me asshole!" Tifa snarled.

Prishe: "I was pissed! How could the boss choose that crazy professor over me? Thirteen needed young woman like Terra, only tougher, not wimpy! When I got the call, I knew it was time for this star to shine. So look out, Warriors of Chaos! Prishe's commin' to get ya. Take that to the bank."

"That would be a sight." Laguna said, "Good luck with that."

Vaan: "When I was considered, it was time to show the fans what I'm made of. But unfortunately, it had to be that jerk Gabranth, who framed my buddy Basch. When I got the call, it was time to bring my Qiuckenings, and kick some ass. I got your number, Judge!"

"I heard your girlfriend was sending letters to get them to cave in," Tifa said, "Look like that worked like a charm."

Everyone laughed at an embarrassed Vaan.

Lightning: "I was considered, but the boss wanted me to lay low and show off my skills in XIII. If I've been in the first Dissidia, it would've spoiled my moveset. I think it was for the best, seeing I had my own shit to deal with. But now I'm in. I'll show you all what a female soldier is capable of. You haters can use me as a punching bag if you want. But of course, like I give a damn."

Prishe looke at her, "You got bit as a child didn't you?"

"Okay!" Reno interrupted before all hell broke loose, "What was his other question?"

-All characters (sans Tifa(?)),What will your 3rd alt outfit be?-

Kain shrugged, "I don't have one. Maybe I'll have a light version of my Dark outfit."

"I don't have one either…" Gilgamesh moaned, "I'm far from the best outfit ever!"

"Maybe it'll come out as a DLC like mine." Tifa said, "Mine's an enforcer version of my original outfit, only with red."

"Maybe mine will be my Kingdom Hearts II outfit." Aerith said dreamy, "When I told Leon that I can take care of myself."

Taylor grinned, "You mean Squall right?"

"Of course!" Aerith nodded.

"I'm sure none of us have third alternate costume," said Laguna, "Unless our originals count as out first alternates."

Yuna stepped on his foot, "No it doesn't dummy~"

"Leg cramps." he moaned, holding his foot.

Lightning decided to crack a joke, "Maybe Square Enix can dress Prishe in Shanlotto's alternate outfit."

"You wanna die Lightning!" Prishe snapped.

"No thank you." Lightning smirked.

"I'm sure none of us have third alts." Vaan concluded.

Feral Chaos just roared.

"One more." Ashe grumbled…

-To Tifa: Why don't you have white hair in your Amano outfit?-

Tifa: I do actually. If you go on my Tifa/Dissidia page on the Final Fantasy Wikia website, you'll find the link to it. The picture Amano-san made of me is pretty rare.

"It's really badass." Prishe added.

"Okay then," Ashe said, "Moving on. This one's from ForcedDj…"

-Question for the ex-sergeant of GC: Has any of the other teammates tried to go out with you?-

Lightning looked disturbed, "If you mean my original team, no! If you mean these idiots here, still no!"

"Don't listen to her." Prishe said, "She won't go out with Snow, but he'll go out with a 13 or 14 year old. She like little kids."

"No I don't!" Lighting screeched.

"It makes a person want to sing," said Vaan, "Who wants to sing the love song?"

The audience cheered as Vaan started to conduct the lines with his sword.

"Claire and Hope, sittin' in a tree…"

"K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" The crowd sang.

"Cut it out!" Lightning snapped.

"Pedophile." Prishe smirked.

"I am not!" Lightning raged as the audience made retching noises.

Reno was laughing, "Next! These two are from PmYuna. Ashe, if you please…"

-Yuna, what's your current status with Tidus?-

Yuna: "Huh? Well… uh, normal as always, I guess?"

"Don't worry Yuna," Kain said, "Your story with Tidus is enough to write a 300 page romantic novel."

"Don't get me started on you Kain." Yuna countered. He fell silent in his chair.

"Uh, let's take another one from PmYuna!" Reno said quickly.

-Tifa, what other Final Fantasy female would you go for?-

Tifa: Eh~! Gah, well, uh… (turning red)

Kain patted Tifa on the back, "I'm sure that the question's meant for Light here."

"Shove it dragoon!" Lightning snarled.

"She would go for you Miss Grumpy." Prishe said, laughing.

"Just let her answer the question." Vaan said.

"Well…" Tifa was completely red, "I guess, it depends… on all the artist… and the… fanfiction writers out there…"

"She would go for me, Yuffie, Yuna, Lightning. Rydia, and maybe-"

"AERITH!" Tifa wailed.

"I'm sure she throwing out examples," Laguna assure her.

"Maybe you Ashe." She said, pointing at her.

"What?" Ashe shook her head, "No way! Well, maybe, but… Let's just move on please?"

"Next ones are a series of questions from InfiniteLunacy…"

-Gilgamesh, Your thoughts on the (more than the last game), but still minimal number of babes in the roster.-

Gilgamesh: "It's not cool. They'd be more yaoi, which would be a nightmare! Curse the UMB discs and it's minimal storage capacity! If there would be an equal number of dudes and babes, and if Cosmo can fight, it would be a huge orgyfest!"

Everyone gagged, "EWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!"

"Fuck off Gilgamesh!" Prishe gagged.

"Moving on!" cried Ashe.

Reno sighed, "They don't pay me enough for this…"

-Tifa, Your thoughts on Cloud's Chaos-siding. Aerith, same as Tifa.-

Tifa: "I don't know why the moron did it!"

Aerith: "I'm sure there's a reason. We just have to wait and see won't we, right?"

"He won't be with Chaos forever," Yuna said, "Besides, he saved my life in Dead Fantasy."

"Good for you." said Kain.

"Shut it." She advised him.

-Yunie, How are the other Gullwings?-

Yuna: "The Gullwings? They're swell. Rikku's training for her match with Ayane of DOA. Paine is emo as always, but cool. And the others are doing what they do. That's all."

-Prishe, Doth thou believest that thou is better than Shanty (Shantotto)?-

Prishe: "Hell yeah, of course! The Doc's got nothing' on thee baby!"

Gilgamesh laughed, "Except if she want's to make sure that your last meal consists of blasting you sky high with her EX Burst."

Prishe looked evil now, "I'm warning you Gilgamesh, one more word…"

-Lightning, Where the hell are the others?-

Lightning: Read episode i, They're on Gran Pulse, doing whatever.

Gilgamesh couldn't help himself, "I'm sure her sister's working the "snow pole", if you know what I mean."

Lightning finally snapped, "THAT DOES IT!" And launched herself at Gilgamesh.

The audience cheered as Lightning proceeded to beat Gilgamesh to a pulp until Ariel and Taylor pulled them apart. Ariel pushed a seething Lightning back into her chair as Taylor kicked Gilgamesh in the nuts, making him crouch in pain.

"You get your chance Light." Ashe said, "We have a couple more."

"We have another one from Taylor's friend, aliamidnight." said Reno.

"This should be fun!" Taylor squealed.

-Squall, who eats the most food in the Dissidia house?-

"…"

Laguna sweatdropped, "Uh, Squall's not here, but I'll take it. Prishe is the one who eats the most in the house."

"There's a good reason." She claimed.

"I guess she's trying make those grow bigger." Lightning pointed at Prishe's chest.

"ECLAIR!" Prishe howled.

"What's the next one?" Kain yawned.

"I actually have one for Taylor here." Reno said, "Who do you think is the most goofy in the house?"

Taylor shrugged, "Laguna maybe, but I bet it's Gilgamesh here."

She pointed at Gilgamesh, who was trying to get up, but she sat on him.

Ashe sighed in relief, "Last one's from Yunalover. Damn Yuna, everyone loves you."

-Yuna… how come you can remember the past but nobody else can? XD-

Yuna: "I'm trying to figure that out myself. I guess maybe I was in the previous cycle?"

"Maybe I was too…" Aerith piped up.

She shrugged and got lost in her thoughts, but was snapped back to reality by Feral Chao's snoring. He fell asleep a while ago.

Aya Brea then came out and tapped her wrists at the hosts.

"Well," said Ariel, "That's it for the Dissidia Soup! Dissidia Final Fantasy 012 comes out March 22, 2011. Pre-Order now to get the Dark Cloud costume at Gamestop or the Enforcer Tifa costume at Amazon. Or hell, just get both, like SoulEmbrace2010 did!"

"Get the code for Cecil's DLC outfit in Final Fantasy IV The Complete Collection by pre-ordering it now." Taylor added, "And remember, just because it's called Final Fantasy, doesn't mean it's the end."

"Be sure to sign petitions for me and my friend here to be in a series like Dissidia. That's all folks! I'm Reno…"

"And I'm Ashe, thanks for watching! And we'll see you later!"

The crowd went wild with cheers and applause as the cast got up and walked to the back.

Lightning sighed with relief, "Whew, it's over…"

"I don't know about that," said Aerith, "I'm sure you'll come back for something like this for Final Fantasy XIII-2."

"We'll see."

"Time to go home." Laguna said, "Pizza anyone?"

"YEAH!"

"As long as-" Gilgamesh started but was silenced by a combination of all the newbie's EX Bursts.

"Hey Taylor." Ariel said, "Feel like sticking around?"

Taylor thought about it, "Sure, as long as there's more OCs like us and loads of chaos!"

"Hey guys." Aya said, "Got an e-mail from the boss."

"What is it?" asked Tifa.

"He said "Screw March, the House of Dissidia will now be your new homes and rest spots. Deal with it.""

"…SAY WHAT!"

Taylor laughed as Ariel smirked, "There's your chaos."

To be continued…