Author's End note:

I suppose the first thing I should say here is thanks for reading my story. It took a lot of thought and tap-tap at my trusty keyboard, but I finished it. I know this is coming a bit late, considering the time between finishing the story and now, but better late then never, eh?

All in all, the main reason for writing this note was really just to give some closure and supplement to the readers—my stories are rather serious, and here I get to cut loose and have a little fun.

This story came about after a long discussion with a friend, concerning whether or not Marche was really the –hero- of FFTA. In a sense, he was, but that was only in his perspective. To everyone else in Ivalice, he was the bad guy, the monster trying to destroy their dreams. The first drafts of this tale were much shorter, six pages, max and mostly dealt with Marche and not his friends. It was only after re-reading it a million times I came to the conclusion that his friends would NEED to play part here in order for him to find some kind of peace (which he does—oooh, spoiler!).

So with that new mentality, I spent the time whipping up what you have here. I hope you enjoyed it, 'cause I had some fun writing it.

Before I go, I thought it might be fun to see what kind of music mainly influenced this fic. You see, I listen to music almost religiously, caring so deeply for every note of every genre I enjoy, it's crazy. Most of the music is classical; chapters one and two came from Pachelbel's 'Canon in D major' and Chapter three is mostly from Final Fantasy X "Someday the dream will end." Other songs for this story included Stroke 9's 'little black back pack', some Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Noriyuki Iwadare's wonderful Lunar: The Silver Star Story soundtrack.

Also, the chapter where Ritz, Mewt and Doned go to look for Marche is directly influenced by the song "Brothers" from the great anime Full Metal Alchemist.

And for some oddness, all judge fights came with "What's this?" from the Nightmare before Christmas.

Ok, that's all I have. Again, thanks for reading and have a goodnight! Or morning! Or midday! Or afternoon!

It should also be noted that it's so hot where I am right now, I had to take off my pants.

Ah-ha-ha…what else is new…?

Thanks for the support-

Brian M. Conley