Chapter 12: Trapped

Author's Notes:

I really am determined to finish this fanfiction because I'm a definite Reks and Rasler fan, so after this fanfiction, I might make a sequel that I am going to include Vaan's party including Balthier, Fran, Penelo, Basch , Ashe and Larsa. Please look forward to it!

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Biting her lip, Gebryelle sat there quietly on the cold floor of the airship of Siren. Looking around might help, she set her eyes around, looking for something that might help her escape. But her eyes could find none. Dropping her head, she sighed heavily. This is the first instance she grew out of power.

"Are we all set?" Lyonelle asked his sister, who is sitting at the pilot's place at the cockpit.

"I think so. Everything is going 'beep, beep' and 'click, click'. Does that mean it's ready for take off?" Scathe asked.

"We're ready." Lyonelle announced at the receiver.

"Scathe! Don't forget the rules when flying!!!" Cid exclaimed, as Svetlana was getting ready for take off.

"Yeah, yeah! See you later , Grumpy! Adios!" Scathe salutes and flies the Svetlana to meet with the Siren in the skies of Ivalice.

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"Attention! Airship approaching!" the pilot of the Siren announced at the receiver.

"Soldiers! Assemble to your positions at once!"

As this was announced, the soldiers assembled at their posts, getting ready for the intruders. The announcement was heard all over Siren, including the storage room where Gebryelle is kept.

"Intruder Airship?" Gebryelle echoed as she tried her best to stand, despite her hands tied behind her back. She quickly made her way to the window, catching Svetlana at her eyes.

"That airship… Lyonelle… you've come…" she whispered.

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"Cathelin… could we grant fire at the Siren?" Lyonelle asked, leaning towards the pilot's chair.

"Maybe, maybe not. It would all depend in the altitude, speed, distance, precision, and time. Some luck would also be a definite plus if you're to ask me." His sister replied, keeping touch with the different buttons of the ship.

"Then, we shall go.." Lyonelle said, as Svetlana closed distances with Siren.

"Roger that." Scathe said.

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Gebryelle's attention turned to the door as it opened, Archadian soldiers coming in.

Of course, she froze, being a powerless being, scared of the strangers that approach her.

"Hold her still!" one commanded. Two soldiers grabbed at hold of Gebryelle's arms as she tried to get free.

"What are you trying to do? Release me at once!" Gebryelle tried to fight back, but the commander cast a sleeping spell on her so as to make sure she won't do anything wrong.

"Untie her hands. She will not be able to use them until she regains consciousness" the commander ordered, as the two soldiers set her hands free, and left her to lie on the storage room floor.

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A loud explosion was heard. The Siren was damaged. As the scout approached the entrance, he found the guards dead.

"Intruders! They have reached the Siren! Be full of caution at all cost! I repeat-" the next thing the scout sees is a blade of a javelin past through his chest.

"Scouts… when will they ever learn?" Alphonse asked.

"As planned, division A, lead by Cathelin will get to the main engine room to shut the system down, division B, lead by me will head towards Gebryelle's whereabouts. If mission is accomplished, we gather at once in Svetlana's lobby. Understood?" Lyonelle asked.

"Lieutenant!" Lyonelle's men saluted.

"Good." Lyonelle nodded.

"Sir, I would like to come with you, sir." Reks requested.

"You may." Lyonelle nodded.

"Move out." Lyonelle ordered, but before he dispersed, he approached his little sister.

"Cathelin, be careful."

Scathe grinned. "Same to you, big bro."

Lyonelle smiled and finally , the two division split.

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"Hey Scathe, be cautious, alright?" Alphonse requested, watching over the said girl.

"Yeah, sure." came the short reply.

Then came explosions everywhere.

"Scathe, are you sure we're going the right way??? I mean, does the engine room have to be far????" Alphonse asked, while running his way, trying to catch up to Cathelin.

The orange haired girl turned sharply around a corner, anchoring herself by grasping the wall and pushing herself off, giving her more speed.

"I dunno. But I've got a hunch that it's this way!" She shouted from her back, almost grinning.

"A 'HUNCH'?!" Alphonse repeated, almost tripping off his feet.

"Yehp, a hunch." Another intersection came into view and before he even made a decision, Scathe swiftly skidded to the right and continued running.

"Now I understand why the lieutenant made me keep a close eye on you!" Alphonse sighed.

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Lyonelle and Reks fought their way out, trying to find out the whereabouts of Gebryelle.

Reks swung his blade, cutting the bare flesh of the soldiers he meet, the same as Lyonelle, casting his black magicks on them, which made them a good team.

"Nice going, Reks." Lyonelle complimented.

"Thank you, sir." Reks gave his thanks.

"halt! Intruders!" more scouts came to the scene.

"Where is our comrade?" Lyonelle asked. Without even answering the lieutenant's question, the scouts attacked.

"Don't make me kill all of you." Lyonelle said, casting Thundaga on all of them.

"Sir!" Reks exclaimed as Lyonelle was scratched by a scout, with a dagger. Blood drops on the floor, coming from Lyonelle's arm. Reks immediately sheathed his sword towards the scout.

"Please! Don't kill me, I'll…. I'll do anything!!!"

Lyonelle narrowed his eyes at the scout.

"Where's our comrade?" he asked.

"She is kept by the commander mage in the storage room down the basement stairs. Here's the key, just, just, please, don't kill me!" the scout begged quite dearly for his precious life. Reks took the key, turning to Lyonelle for instructions.

"Leave him be." Lyonelle commanded.

"Yes, sir." Reks released the scout, trusting him to be still, but the scout has other plans of his own. The scout equipped his bow and targeted Lyonelle. At a glimpse, the scout froze to death, with Lyonelle casting blizzara.

"Reks, let's head down the storage room. " Lyonelle ordered.

"Understood, sir!" Reks and Lyonelle made their way to Gebryelle's whereabouts.

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"Whew! That settles that!" Alphonse sighed , withdrawing his sword back to its hatch.

Their division just stood still, looking around the whole area, with dead bodies of archade's trusted soldiers lying about. At the sight, Cathelin spotted a receiver lying about She took hold of it and announced.

"Howdy! This is your good friend Scathe. Siren is now a prisoner of yours truly!"

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"Cathelin, you made it." Lyonelle smiled at his sister's announcement, she made it safe and sound.

"Sir! I found the storage room, sir!" Reks said, as he put the key in the hatch.

"You go on ahead, I'll scout for enemies." Lyonelle said, as Reks did as he was told and went in. There he saw Gebryelle, asleep on the floor.

"Gebryelle!" he quickly took Gebryelle in his arms, trying to get her consciousness back to them.

"Gebryelle…?"

With her eyes slowly opening, she caught the sight of Reks' worried stricken face.

"…Reks…" she murmured.

Hearing this, Reks' face suddenly lightened.

"Gebryelle, are you alright? Did they do something to you?" Reks asked.

"I'm alright, but… " Gebryelle stood, back to her senses, and she realized how weaponless she stand.

"Don't worry.. I'll stand in front." Reks said.

As they headed out the storage room, Lyonelle's eyes immediately took sight of Gebryelle.

"Gebryelle…!" Lyonelle closed the distances between them and held his best friend tightly in his arms.

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"Scathe! The system's controlled, the Siren will self distruct in about ten minutes!" Alphonse reported as he saw the system turning on the countdown.

"What!? But... ARGH! Outta my way!," said Scathe as she stomped her way towards the monitor, intent in breaking the self-destruct system.

After a few seconds, she slammed her hands on the machine, frustration evident in her features.

"Damn! Alert all for evacuation!"

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"Evacuate?!" Reks echoed as he listened to the announcement that Alphonse is making.

"We have no choice, we have to retreat." Lyonelle said, leading the party back to the exit of the Siren. They halted in their current positions as the passageways began closing.

"Passageways are closing… one of the signs of Self distruction of the ship." Lyonelle said. Gebryelle found a receiver lying about, and made her way to it.

"This is Gebryelle fon Ronsenburg. The passageways is currently shutting down. We will be trapped!"

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"All passageways are closing in tact! We have no choice. Cathelin, go with the others, I'll manipulate Siren." Alphonse said to Cathelin.

His orders went unheeded as Scathe continued working beside him.

"Cathelin, I'm serious about this! Go now!"

"Will you please shut the hell up! And doncha call me Cathelin, you dork!" the girl retorted as she continued on her work.

"Attention: This is Lieutenant Bvurnaljia. All units evacuate now, by order of the Lieutenant!" the voice of Lyonelle echoed all throughout the whole engine room.

"Scathe, your brother has made his decision! Evacuate now!" Alphonse said as he clicked on some buttons, for the passageways to reopen.

"Shut it! You're coming. The passageways here have approximately 3 minutes before they close again. All of us can evacuate with that given time!" She angrily explained. "There's no reason to be acting all heroic now!"

" I need to do this! If all of us die, then there won't be future for Dalmasca! You have to live!" Alphonse took the receiver and announced "Lieutenant, this is Alphonse. I'm going to stay in Siren's system to manipulate it, if I don't do this, we're not certain that everyone can get out of here alive! I ask for your permission, Lieutenant! For the sake of Dalmasca! "

There was a long pause.

"You have fought excellently as a second in position Alphonse… please instruct them to evacuate immediately."

"Its an honor, sir." Alphonse replied, turning to Scathe and the others.

"You heard the Lieutenant's decision. Evacuate immediately!"

Scathe bit her lower lip. "...Fine. You win." She turned to leave. "I'd like to say we're quits now. T'was fun being your companion, even for a short time."

With a last wave, she disappeared, leaving the soldier behind.

Alphonse painted a smile on his face as he lay his life down for the sake of Dalmasca.

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"It was a hard decision for you to make, Lieutenant…" Reks said, running for the exit.

"He was an excellent soldier of Dalmasca…it is hesitant for me to sacrifice his life for our sake."

"So! Its an honor to meet you here in your deathsentence, lieutenant."

The commander mage came out of nowhere with his fellow archadian arch nemesis.

"It all ends here."

TO BE CONTINUED…