It had been four nonstop days of travel. Nono, Iden and Rain were all taking turns at the lead. Everyone else ether slept ate played Uno or talked slightly in the back. They had not seen a single Judge so far and Cadoan was only two more days or so away. Aero moaned and lied back onto the equipment. Suddenly something from the piles of weapons grabbed him around the waist and Aero screamed bloody murder, causing the Chocobos to become spooked and to run full out ahead. Nono lost all control as Rain and Pitch grabbed each of Aero's hands and pulled him forward.
"AERRROOOO!" Nora screamed as they pulled Aero out, she was the one who grabbed him. Iden turned around rage in his eyes as he glared at the Gria…
"What is she doing here?" Iden hissed as Nora giggled.
"I'm a stowaway!" Nora explained as Nono screamed, The Chocobos ran straight into the Uladon Bog. A wheel got stuck into a hole. And the cart tipped over sideways and everyone fell out. Lira stood up drenched from rabbit ears to toe. She shivered, and moaned.
"GROSS!" Lira screamed as Rain got up along with Pitch and Iden who all moaned.
"Lira, there's a frog in your hair!" Rain yelled as Lira shrieked loudly; Aero walked up to her and picked the Frog out of her hair.
"Cool, I never saw a pink frog before!" Aero said happily; he loved aquatic animals a lot. Rito got up and a lead the only Chocobo that didn't continue running after the cart broke down out of the wreck. It was pitch black with light lilac eyes that seemed calm and peaceful. Iden stomped over to Nora who was playing with her sword now.
"LOOK AT WHAT YOU'VE DONE!" Iden screamed at her. Nora looked over at him and laughed. She had no clue of the importance of their mission at the moment.
"Screaming won't help Iden we just need to find some help!" Rito yelled as Nono ran around salvaging whatever he could. Lira pulled out the war hammer and smiled.
"Hey no one minds if I become a green mage?" Lira asked as Rito smiled.
"GO for it!" Rito yelled as Lira smiled. Pitch pulled out a bow and a quiver of new arrows. The bow was one he never saw in person before; it was the rare "Seventh Heaven" Pitch smiled like no tomorrow then. Rain pulled out their rations and picked up Nono's gil case.
"What do we do nowsssss?" Rain asked as Rito smiled. Everyone was now done packing and Aero had a new Ivalace pet to bring home. They turned to leave when a faint voice in the distance caught Rito's attention.
"It couldn't be…" Rito muttered as Aero looked at him.
"It couldn't be who?" Aero asked as Rito heard the voice laugh now. He turned around and ran headfirst deeper into the Bog; searching for the voice from the trance, he heard it! It was the same voice he was sure of it!
"RITO!" Iden screamed, his voice was lost among the leaves and darkness of the dead trees. He ran after the boy then fearful of what he had done. Rain followed closely behind along with Pitch; who Aero order to go with them.
"Hey what happened?" Pitch yelled as Iden glared at him.
"He might have heard the ghosts of Uladon bog… everyone fan out and don't listen to what the Ghost say they will use your confusion to kill you here!" Iden yelled as Pitch nodded and turned left. Soon he found a clearing with many trees hanging overhead. Then he heard it, the voice… of Azira… Pitch turned around behind him was the young women he remembered, with long golden hair and bright gold eyes. Pitch grabbed the air at where his bow was only to find it was gone and that every thing had grown taller suddenly. No I have become smaller!
"Pitch-chan!" Azira yelled as she hugged Pitch. She was Pitch's favorite person in the world probably because she was his sister… Pitch blinked and found himself in his peaceful childhood hometown… A village now practically nameless to history. He blinked again and the village was no longer peaceful fire consumed the buildings as peoples screams shattered the silence of Pitch's calm dream like state. He screamed along with the voices in his memory as a man appeared with a long blood stained sword. Pitch glared at him the memory of that night the night he was barely five; rage and hatred now burned with in him… The man smiled as he held up the only object of value that his sister ever owned; an angel's ring. Pitch remembered the man advancing towards him meaning to kill. His eyes closed waiting for the death that would never come… The man let out a growling choking sound as he fell to the earth. Standing above him was a woman with glowing golden eyes. For a moment he thought it was her his sister back from the dead. But no the woman was younger then his sister and she had long silver hair not golden like Azira. She frowned as she looked Pitch over and gripped a small jack knife tightly.
"Why… why save me? What about Azira!" He screamed at her in rage… wondering why she only appeared now and not before. Why didn't she come when the man torched the town, or when he slashed his sister into pieces?
"There is a reason you live and she didn't but if it make you feel better just live for her as well… smile and live on for those who have died for you…" She whispered to him as he punched her with his weak fist. Unable to harm her at all; she had a half smile on her face now. She kneed down to his level then hugged Pitch and held him close allowing him to pulled her hair and hit her some more.
"I can't do that… I don't know how…" Pitch cried loudly now. She stopped embracing him and pulled away to look him in the eyes; patted his head.
"It is not so hard… live dream and smile for all the ones you miss and do everything there is to do…" She said simply as Pitch cried even more now.
"HOW WOULD YOU KNOW?" Pitch screamed as She handed him the angel's ring from her pocket.
"I am the cat… who lost her home like you… we survived for a reason to live on for the others… until we meet again please smile for them…" She said sadly as Pitch nodded… as he woke up from the vision world like he had went through hell itself…
Above him stood a man in sliver armor, a Judge… The put a finger over the area were his mouth was under the helm.
"Shushhh! Little one I have a message for you… Live on for those you have lost but live on to let go of the lost…" The judge said as his form slowly vanished in the moonlight Pitch watched him in fear… Then jumped as he heard a hissing like scream of pain and terror from the lizard like Rain…
Notes: This chapter may seem short but if I combined it with rain's story that would be way too long! Next chapter will be a continuation of this one; it just got a bit long with this chapter on Pitch's past. Next chapter is based on Rain's views on the story of another character. Thanks for reading so far, the contest with names are still open and please enter answer in my quiz! Also can you guess who the cat is I talked about her in my notes earlier!
List of all the places in FF Tactics Advance:
Cyril: Busy town. The monster bank is on its outskirts.
Sphrom: Bangaa mountain town. Home to the prison.
Bervenia Palace: Capital of Ivalice.
Muscadet: Mainly Viera town hidden deep in the woods.
Cadoan: Nu mou town. The seat of knowledge and alchemy.
Baguba Port: Moogle town with a large mercantile airship port.
Nubswood: Deep, dark forest. Popular hideout for thieves.
Giza Plains: Rolling grassy plains. Muscmaloi grows here.
Kudik Peaks: Towering peaks. Home to an endangered tiger.
Uladon Bog: Depp and dangerous bogland dotted with islands.
Jeraw Sands: Hot sands blow in this largest desert in Ivalce
Lutia Pass: Much-traveled pass, with the occasional roadshop.
Koringwood: Refreshing wood filled with ambient pure magic.
Ulei River: Largest River in Ivalice. Winds through swamplands.
Aisenfield: Plains where the thirteen knights of legend fought.
Roda Volcano: Volcano asleep for 300 years. Recently active.
Eluut Sands: Dangerous desert home to many fiends and treasure.
Nargal Cave: A cool wind blows from inside this cave. An ancient city is said to sleep in its depths.
Salikawood: The chirping of birds can always be heard here. An abandoned keep stands in the middle of the wood.
Delia Dunes: Desert area famous for its barking sands. Said to be formed from a celestial beast's bones.
Gotor Sands: Desert famous for its mirages and red Chocobos.
Ozmonfield: Gently rolling plains with occasional insect plagues.
Deti Plains: Flatlands of yellow sand and red earth. Amber can often be found here among the rocks.
Siena Gorge: Deep valley. A source of amber, like Deti Plains.
Materiwood: Lush green forest famous for its materite ore.
Tubola Cave: These caves were once mined for their mythril.
Jagd Dorsa: Lawless jagd. A deserted town.
Jagd Helje: Lawless jagd where ghostly voices are heard.
Jagd Ahli: Lawless jagd destroyed by its own wild magic.
Ambervale: Beautiful valley where rocks glow amber. The kings of Ivalice had a summer palace here.