Final Fantasy 8 - Next Generation
By: "Rayn"
Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy or any of its trademarks.
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Chapter 10: Too far, Irvine!
Alexander found himself in front of a large auditorium, the Timber Theater. A white masonry building, it looked out of place against the gentle blues and greens of most Timber buildings. Before he could do anything, Lucca dragged him through the front door and only stopped as the receptionist stepped in their path.
"Hello, and welcome to todays noon showing of 'The Damsel and the Knight'. You two are the lucky couple who get to take part in todays pre-show improv act. Congratulations!" He announced before they got through the lobby.
"Well, I'd-" Alexander protested but was promptly interrupted by Lucca.
"We'd love to!" Lucca knew fully well that Alexander didn't want to. The grin on her face was half amusement, and half pure evil.
"Great! Follow me then." The man showed them around the lobby to the backstage area. Unknown to them, the rest of the team had shown up to enjoy the play, they had even gotten front row seats.
"What kind of act are we doing?" Lucca still beamed proudly.
"An improvised version of the very play you will be seeing later." The receptionist added, "If you know the script, try to deviate as not to ruin the particular scene you will be doing."
"Right."
"Here are your dressing rooms. You ma'am are to play Lady Rinoa. And you sir, are playing the brave Sir Squall. You have fifteen minutes, miss?"
"Lucca Dincht, he's Alexander Saiko."
"Enjoy the act." The receptionist left them to their dressing rooms.
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Ray sat in the front row with a bucket o' popcorn and sat in between Serenity and Cecil. "I heard they let audience members do a scene of the play beforehand." He munched down a handful of popcorn.
"Right. They always choose a couple on a date." Cecil added before the lights dimmed.
"The Timber Theater will begin it's presentation of 'The Knight and the Damsel' shortly." The announcer said over the surround sound speaker system. "For now, enjoy this improvised scene performed by audience members." With that the curtains rose to reveal a tower it a forest scenery. Lucca was in the tall tower, dressed in a long blue dress, obviously the Damsel. A knight that looked similar to Seifer was at the bottom, guarding the door.
"Oh! Will I ever be freed of this prison?" Lucca was over-dramatic, perfect for the sort of act they were in.
"Not until you are my wife!" Seifer, played by some other guy, laughed crazily.
"When ever will a knight come to rescue me?" Nobody appeared from the left side of the stage. "I said: When will a knight come to rescue me?!"
Alexander found himself sitting just left of the stage. A quick peek at the audience and he knew Ray was there. The Stetson was a dead give-away. Unknown to him, the receptionist had snuck behind him. A quick boot later, he was out on the stage. He had his back turned to the audience and had to walk awkwardly to prevent being turned towards the crowd. Although he had a wig on, he didn't want to risk being seen.
"Finally, at long last, a brave knight has received my cries of distress." Lucca clamped her hands together in fake adoration.
"Knight? Where?" Alexander tried to disguise his voice.
"You of course, my silly sir knight."
"Sorry, but I'll have to get back to you. You see, I'm already late for a date with another princess, see-ya!"
"Foolish jester! I challenge you!" Fake Seifer called to him.
"Whatever." The fake Squall began to walk off stage.
"Imp army! Attack him!" Seifer let loose a whole barrage of mechanical Imps.
Squall yelled frantically and tried to find a weapon, dispite having a gunblade on his belt. "Demon midgets!" Alexander ripped a branch off of a paper-mache tree and began waving it around frantically. Surprisingly enough, all the imps went down quickly to the chaotic "branch"-manship.
"Blast you. You have defeated the mighty Imp army. With a freaking stick, no less. On guard!" Seifer rushed in to attack Sir Squall, who had still managed to keep his back to the crowd.
The two began to fight, Seifer unable to close in because of the branch's length. As soon as it started though, the branch was up in the air and halfway across the stage. "Squall" managed to draw his sword and parry a follow-up slash. They began a sword fight, Alexander did well enough thanks to the other guy going soft on him. Again he was knocked away from his sword and fell over next to the branch he had used earlier. Seifer went in for the final blow. Rinoa almost fainted as the blow was blocked by the stick from earlier.
"Why won't you perish!" Seifer growled at him.
"Sir knight! Only true love can defeat him." Rinoa called from the tower.
"Wait!" Squall shoved back Seifer and turned towards Lucca. "What the heck do you mean?" Seifer snuck behind Alexander and prepared for a final blow. "I don't think a dose of the mushy stuff is lethal." He threw back his hands and the stick collided with Seifers face, knocking him to the ground. "Really, you can't expect some guy who probably has a basement full of dirty magazines to go down just because of a kiss, can you?" He tossed the stick behind him and accidentally pounded Seifer in the face again as he was getting up.
"Sir knight, you've done it!" Lucca ran down the steps and rushed right next to Alexander, sliding uncomfortably close to him. "What is your name, Sir knight?"
"None of your business..." He began to walk away, still successful in hiding his face.
"But Sir, I must now the name of my true love."
"Whatever..." He repeated the immortal words of the real Squall.
"I'll get you someday, mark my words, Sir Squall." After that little outburst, Seifer ran off stage.
"Oh Sir Squall, come so I may reward you with a kiss." Lucca moved right up to Alexander's face.
"Whatever..." Again Squall tried to run away.
"I'll bet you're gay!"
"I am so not gay!"
"Prove it." Lucca walked straight up to Alexander and planted a firm, lingering kiss on his lips. Her hands instantly went for a double handful of his backside.
Alexander jumped free with a short yell. "What the?"
"What's wrong?"
"You grabbed my butt!"
"So?"
"What if I went over and copped a feel on your chest?"
"I'd ask for more." Lucca put on her most seductive smile. "Do you want to?"
Alexander picked up the stick from before and bashed himself in the head with it so he could fake passing out. Afterwards, the curtains closed and the actors were led out for the final bow.
"Give your applause for today's volunteer actors, Miss Lucca Dincht and Mister Alexander Saiko. And also give a round of applause for Hugh G. Mockery, our house actor playing Sir Seifer." The announcer then went on to announce the beginning of the play.
Backstage, Lucca and Alexander had gotten out of their costumes and were free to go enjoy the actual play from the special balcony seats.
"You liked it, didn't you?" Lucca prodded him with a elbow.
"Not at all." He shook his head and knew he was as good as dead.
"Oh come on, you liked it. Admit it."
"Yeah, I liked getting off stage."
"You're no fun." Lucca faked pouting and laughed afterward, right when they nearly bumped into Irvine.
"Howdy, Alex, old buddy, old pal." Irvine had a smile across his face and it was all because of a video reorder on his shoulder. With speed normally not seen from him, he ripped the tape out of the recorder and smashed it into tiny bits. "Oh and Alex, it was already broadcast to Garden. Everybody saw the entire thing."
"Too far Irvine, too far."
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I'm not gonna make excuses for my sudden absence of updates; I was abducted by aliens...
...Ok, fine, I'll admit it, I'M LAZY. I'm the reason they invented the Lay-Z-Boy. Sorry. :(
Please Read and Review. If you like it, I'll post some more, if not, well, sucks to be me. Thanks to
those who have already reviewed, keep them coming!
Thanks.
"Rayn"
By: "Rayn"
Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy or any of its trademarks.
-------------------X------------------------------------------------X-------------------------
Chapter 10: Too far, Irvine!
Alexander found himself in front of a large auditorium, the Timber Theater. A white masonry building, it looked out of place against the gentle blues and greens of most Timber buildings. Before he could do anything, Lucca dragged him through the front door and only stopped as the receptionist stepped in their path.
"Hello, and welcome to todays noon showing of 'The Damsel and the Knight'. You two are the lucky couple who get to take part in todays pre-show improv act. Congratulations!" He announced before they got through the lobby.
"Well, I'd-" Alexander protested but was promptly interrupted by Lucca.
"We'd love to!" Lucca knew fully well that Alexander didn't want to. The grin on her face was half amusement, and half pure evil.
"Great! Follow me then." The man showed them around the lobby to the backstage area. Unknown to them, the rest of the team had shown up to enjoy the play, they had even gotten front row seats.
"What kind of act are we doing?" Lucca still beamed proudly.
"An improvised version of the very play you will be seeing later." The receptionist added, "If you know the script, try to deviate as not to ruin the particular scene you will be doing."
"Right."
"Here are your dressing rooms. You ma'am are to play Lady Rinoa. And you sir, are playing the brave Sir Squall. You have fifteen minutes, miss?"
"Lucca Dincht, he's Alexander Saiko."
"Enjoy the act." The receptionist left them to their dressing rooms.
------------------------X----------------------------------------------X----------------------
Ray sat in the front row with a bucket o' popcorn and sat in between Serenity and Cecil. "I heard they let audience members do a scene of the play beforehand." He munched down a handful of popcorn.
"Right. They always choose a couple on a date." Cecil added before the lights dimmed.
"The Timber Theater will begin it's presentation of 'The Knight and the Damsel' shortly." The announcer said over the surround sound speaker system. "For now, enjoy this improvised scene performed by audience members." With that the curtains rose to reveal a tower it a forest scenery. Lucca was in the tall tower, dressed in a long blue dress, obviously the Damsel. A knight that looked similar to Seifer was at the bottom, guarding the door.
"Oh! Will I ever be freed of this prison?" Lucca was over-dramatic, perfect for the sort of act they were in.
"Not until you are my wife!" Seifer, played by some other guy, laughed crazily.
"When ever will a knight come to rescue me?" Nobody appeared from the left side of the stage. "I said: When will a knight come to rescue me?!"
Alexander found himself sitting just left of the stage. A quick peek at the audience and he knew Ray was there. The Stetson was a dead give-away. Unknown to him, the receptionist had snuck behind him. A quick boot later, he was out on the stage. He had his back turned to the audience and had to walk awkwardly to prevent being turned towards the crowd. Although he had a wig on, he didn't want to risk being seen.
"Finally, at long last, a brave knight has received my cries of distress." Lucca clamped her hands together in fake adoration.
"Knight? Where?" Alexander tried to disguise his voice.
"You of course, my silly sir knight."
"Sorry, but I'll have to get back to you. You see, I'm already late for a date with another princess, see-ya!"
"Foolish jester! I challenge you!" Fake Seifer called to him.
"Whatever." The fake Squall began to walk off stage.
"Imp army! Attack him!" Seifer let loose a whole barrage of mechanical Imps.
Squall yelled frantically and tried to find a weapon, dispite having a gunblade on his belt. "Demon midgets!" Alexander ripped a branch off of a paper-mache tree and began waving it around frantically. Surprisingly enough, all the imps went down quickly to the chaotic "branch"-manship.
"Blast you. You have defeated the mighty Imp army. With a freaking stick, no less. On guard!" Seifer rushed in to attack Sir Squall, who had still managed to keep his back to the crowd.
The two began to fight, Seifer unable to close in because of the branch's length. As soon as it started though, the branch was up in the air and halfway across the stage. "Squall" managed to draw his sword and parry a follow-up slash. They began a sword fight, Alexander did well enough thanks to the other guy going soft on him. Again he was knocked away from his sword and fell over next to the branch he had used earlier. Seifer went in for the final blow. Rinoa almost fainted as the blow was blocked by the stick from earlier.
"Why won't you perish!" Seifer growled at him.
"Sir knight! Only true love can defeat him." Rinoa called from the tower.
"Wait!" Squall shoved back Seifer and turned towards Lucca. "What the heck do you mean?" Seifer snuck behind Alexander and prepared for a final blow. "I don't think a dose of the mushy stuff is lethal." He threw back his hands and the stick collided with Seifers face, knocking him to the ground. "Really, you can't expect some guy who probably has a basement full of dirty magazines to go down just because of a kiss, can you?" He tossed the stick behind him and accidentally pounded Seifer in the face again as he was getting up.
"Sir knight, you've done it!" Lucca ran down the steps and rushed right next to Alexander, sliding uncomfortably close to him. "What is your name, Sir knight?"
"None of your business..." He began to walk away, still successful in hiding his face.
"But Sir, I must now the name of my true love."
"Whatever..." He repeated the immortal words of the real Squall.
"I'll get you someday, mark my words, Sir Squall." After that little outburst, Seifer ran off stage.
"Oh Sir Squall, come so I may reward you with a kiss." Lucca moved right up to Alexander's face.
"Whatever..." Again Squall tried to run away.
"I'll bet you're gay!"
"I am so not gay!"
"Prove it." Lucca walked straight up to Alexander and planted a firm, lingering kiss on his lips. Her hands instantly went for a double handful of his backside.
Alexander jumped free with a short yell. "What the?"
"What's wrong?"
"You grabbed my butt!"
"So?"
"What if I went over and copped a feel on your chest?"
"I'd ask for more." Lucca put on her most seductive smile. "Do you want to?"
Alexander picked up the stick from before and bashed himself in the head with it so he could fake passing out. Afterwards, the curtains closed and the actors were led out for the final bow.
"Give your applause for today's volunteer actors, Miss Lucca Dincht and Mister Alexander Saiko. And also give a round of applause for Hugh G. Mockery, our house actor playing Sir Seifer." The announcer then went on to announce the beginning of the play.
Backstage, Lucca and Alexander had gotten out of their costumes and were free to go enjoy the actual play from the special balcony seats.
"You liked it, didn't you?" Lucca prodded him with a elbow.
"Not at all." He shook his head and knew he was as good as dead.
"Oh come on, you liked it. Admit it."
"Yeah, I liked getting off stage."
"You're no fun." Lucca faked pouting and laughed afterward, right when they nearly bumped into Irvine.
"Howdy, Alex, old buddy, old pal." Irvine had a smile across his face and it was all because of a video reorder on his shoulder. With speed normally not seen from him, he ripped the tape out of the recorder and smashed it into tiny bits. "Oh and Alex, it was already broadcast to Garden. Everybody saw the entire thing."
"Too far Irvine, too far."
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I'm not gonna make excuses for my sudden absence of updates; I was abducted by aliens...
...Ok, fine, I'll admit it, I'M LAZY. I'm the reason they invented the Lay-Z-Boy. Sorry. :(
Please Read and Review. If you like it, I'll post some more, if not, well, sucks to be me. Thanks to
those who have already reviewed, keep them coming!
Thanks.
"Rayn"