Teddy Bear: "Thank-you Goddess of the Bishounen and kd zeal for you're reviews-we very much appreciate them.
Suddenly Queen Dagger enters
Teddy Bear: "So...How was the movie?"
Queen Dagger: "Oh, Superman? It was good except..."
Teddy Bear: "He wasn't cute?"
Queen Dagger: "Huh?...What?"xD
Teddy Bear: "Did a terrorist threaten to blow up the theater for demand of a discount on the popcorn?"
Queen Dagger: "HUH! Oh yeah that happened, um but thats not it..." xO
Teddy Bear: "hmmmm...Crappy plot."
Queen Dagger: "No."
Teddy Bear: "Then it can only be-"
Queen Dagger: "NO! THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MOVIE!"
Teddy Bear: "What then? Did they poison the popcorn again?"
Queen Dagger: "Sigh Mom and dad...were sort of there."
Teddy Bear: "AT A FRIEND OUTING? OH MY GOD!THEY HUNG OUT WITH UR FRIENDS?"
Queen Dagger: "No. It's just that everywhere we went, they coincidentally wound up there also."
Teddy Bear: "Oh...HAHAHA!" :P
Queen Dagger: "AERGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH! ITS LIKE I CANNOT ESCAPE THEM!"
All of a sudden the family portrait picture comes to life.
Queen Dagger's parents: "Thats right Queen Dagger! U cannot escpae us! Not even now!WAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!"
Queen Dagger: "GAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH!" xD
Teddy Bear: Notices that the audience is totally wierded out "Ok...Queen, I think you should update the chapter now..." --
Sabrina: "Wow you're cotton headed brain actually processed something correct for once."
Teddy Bear: "...:( I will get u for that."
Sabrina: "OOOh I am shaking in my fur." -
All was black for a minute. But then a cascade of light suddenly enveloped my sourrounding upon me.
I felt blinded for a moment, and I shielded my eyes from the impact.
It wasn't as bad as when Lucida had brought in Blank and Marcus from the world of Final Fantasy IX, but it suprised me just the same.
After a moment of regaining my sense of sight, I slowly opened my eyes.
I wasn't in the gnome room like I thought I would be.
I was in a playground, ironically.
A familar playground, I noticed.
Oh God. Not ANOTHER trick from the gnomes.
Ugh wasn't that one ENOUGH for a day?
Ok ok...Better start looking for a mirror...
As I walked forward, more was added to my sight.
People started to appear, and not just middle-aged people, but little kids.
It then hit me-I had been here before.
It was the playground that resided at the YMCA camp when I was younger.
You know...The one where I was made fun of at?(I mentioned it earlier) For believing in magic?
Well anyways, why was I here?
How were the gnomes ging to hypnotize me from this hallucination?
How could they possibly make me want to stay somewhere I had never enjoyed as a littlie? Have all the little kids say: "Kaitlyn, stay with us so we can forever mock you for you're magic believing," ?
Yeah. Like THAT would draw me in, i mean really now.
Everthing around me was then developing, but strangly the little kids still remained unmoving.
It was as if a magical time freezing move was acted upon them like in a Charmed tv episode.
I wasn't even going to bother with them-they wouldn't be able to help me out anyways.
OH! Where was Emzies and Mogs? I can't see them anywhere! What happened to them? Maybe they're somewhere around here...
I proceeded forward-past the sandbox.
I remember that sandbox-and that sandbox girl. The girl who believed in magic as well as I did. My first real friend here.
We had a lot in common-except that she was OBSESSED with the sandbox and was always making towers and hills, and each time she had to leave them she'd always have me watch over them. Even though each time, two boys would always run over just after she had left and would knock them down while I just stood there-afraid to stop them. So I would just watch as her great works would be lessened into only a small mound of sand.
Ok enough with memories. Time to get out of here-I probably don't have enough time. I gotta look for Emzies and her moogle friend Mogs.
"EMZIESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!"I called. "MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOGSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!" "ARE YOU GUYS OUT THERE!"
My summons were met with only a restrained silence.
This place is so strange. Just as I called out, there was no ehco at all.
Its just like a dream...
I continued on.
"EMZIEESSSSSSSSSS! MOGS! ARE YOU GUYS OUT THERE!" I was having no luck. "HEY!" I shouted out hopefully.
Suddenly a small voice spoke out-neither of them belonged to Emzies or not even Mogs.
"I finally get to meet you in person. Kaitlyn..."
I spun around toward the voice. And a large gasp escaped from my mouth instantly.
It was me.
Ok maybe not technically me, but it was me when I was five years old.
Or at least a five-year-old that looked EXACTLY like I did.
I reached for my sword.
Hey, after all that had happened already, she could of been a three-headed demon for all I knew.
But to my suprise, the sword was gone.
I looked around in suprise.
Had I dropped it?
As I looked around foolishly for my missing weapon, the supposed clone giggled.
"Oh don't worry about you're sword. You don't need it. I won't hurt you." She assured me.
For some reason, I immediately stopped worrying and I chose to believe her kind, reassuring words.
Maybe because she was supposudly me I guess.
She spoke again.
"Although I do resemble you, I am not who you think I am."
Oh great. This is the part where she turns into a troll huh?
And she trully had me convinced.
I got in a fighting stance.
At least I had my arms to fight with.
She smiled up at me again.
"Will you relax already!" Blushing, I set my arms aside my hips.
"Even though you are older." She continued, grinning ear to ear. "You are still very much like your five year old self. Always being extra cautious."
I blushed once more.
Oh great, so i'm still a little kid.
Just when I thought I was getting mature from this whole gnome ideal.
"Well as you probably know, we do not have much time, so listen well." She advised.
My back and posture then straigtened and I based my attention for what she was going to say next.
"I need to advise you on you're enemies...These gnomes." Her face then straigtened as she spoke in a seroius manner.
"They do have a weakness, as of every other living creature. Theirs just do not involve elements and it is a unique characteristic indeed." She paused.
'Would we be able to do it then?' I wondered worridly.
She continued.
"Sadly I cannot tell you what it is-"
"What? WhY?" I cried.
Why bring me here if she didn't know either?
"Let me finish please Kaitlyn." She spoke calmly. "What I meant is that I am unfortunately not allowed to tell you it DIRECTLY. It is you're destiny to figure it out by youself, so listen well...They're weakness has helped you in the past. It determined you're destiny...Lead you to the light during you're most darkest encounter..."
I was about to ask for what on earth she meant, when she started to disapear.
"WAIT NO! DON'T GO!" I pleaded.
"I'm sorry Kaitlyn." She spoke apoligetically, as she started to materialize from existance. "But if you dwadle any longer, you won't be able to save you're friends in time. Just remember what I said. You can do it! Just believe in yourself! And don't forget about the spirit fairies! They will always be there to assist you!"
"But, will it be enough to defeat a whole army of-" Before I could finish, I lost sight of her completely.
"Best of luck to you Kaitlyn!" I heard her voice say. "Tootle-loo!"
"Um...bye." I responded, unsure if she could still hear me or not.
As I was met with eternal blackness once again, I knew.
I knew for sure that that little girl was definately not me like she said-despite her appearance.
And judging by her laugh as I vanished...
She was definately a spirit fairy.
I smiled.
Thank you, you guys. I said to myself.
I was then back in the gnome room.
I was on my back-with Blank, Debbie, and Ariel looming over me.
With a moan, I stood up slowly.
"Hey are you ok?" Asked Ariel.
"Yeah..."I grumbled, feeling the top of my head.
"Ahhhhhhhhh..." It felt as if I had been hit by a golf club.
Slowly I started to stand up, and as I did so Debbie, Ariel, and Blank took two steps back to give me room.
At first I had no idea where I was, or what was happening, and it took a moment for my mind to register.
Then I remembered.
The trance...The encounter with the spirit fairies.
WHat had they said to me again?
The weakness of the gnomes...
Is not a normal charateristic nor an element.
...Had helped me in the past...
Determined my desinty...
And led me toward the light during my darkest hour...
This perplexing riddle left my mind completely blank.
"We don't have much time left." A voice then spoke, causing me to jump. It was Marcus'.
I then noticed were we were-everything started to appear befor me in front of my eyes.
We were in the cage, and what Marcus was looking at was something I had not noticed before.
It was a clock, and immediately as I glanced apon its hands, fear and panic quickly overcame me.
11:40.
That leaves us TWENTY minutes till midnight.
TWENTY MINUTES!
I strained my brain to find a result.
But every result I bore just didn't suit the whole completete discription.
"What are we going to do!" Orlando pleaded, his huge eyes wide.
I definately knew that the emmy-award-winning-actor was definately not acting that out.
(a/n: He won an emmy right! xD)
"I don't know..." Responded Lucida silently.
"Kaitlyn was basically our only chance..." Said Kuja softly.
"And now she's dead." Finished Debbie. SHe then began to sob.
Ariel then started to cry to.
It was to much for me to watch.
Well since they already put me in this cage, I might as well tell them the truth now.
"Ok!" I said loudly, totally breaking the moment as everyone stared at me in shock. "I cannot stand this anymore! OK! I'm Kaitlyn! I'm her! I'm right here!"
Everyone stared at me in disbelief as if I was a nutcase.
Quickly, I recapped on everything-about meeting the spirit faries, joining forces with EMzies and Mogs, my disguise, the trance, the clue of how to defeat the gnomes.
It took about ten minutes but luckily due to Lucida's old spell time was running a little short(Lucida just informed me about this) so it was only 11:45.
Fifteen minutes now.
"Speaking of them, where ARE Emzie and Mogs?" I asked, looking glancing around the large cage.
They were in the back.
As soon as I spotted them they called to me.
"Kaitlyn! Come here! Quick!"
I quickly jogged over in my bare feet.
"WE HAVE EXCELLENT NEWS!" Said Mogs.
"And some bad news." Added EMzies.
"GOOD NEWS FIRST!" Shouted Lucida.
"Yeah, I think we've dealt with a little too much bad luck for one night." I said.
"Good news is..." Mogs continued and paused.
We all held our breath with high hopes and anticipation.
"WE CAN GET US OUT OF THIS CAGE!" Exclaimed Mogs.
"WOO-HOO! YES!" Lucida shouted and jumped up and down.
Emzies immediately put covered Lucida's mouth with her hand,preventing everyone else to cheer as well.
"Shhhh!" Emzies hissed. "You don't want the gnomes to hear!"
But gnomes had not done such a thing-not even one. They were all focused intently on each other-laughing in high doubts that we'd be able to defeat them.
"Must of been deaf to not of heard that." Said kd zeal, causing us all to laugh queitly.
"Ok..."Contiuned Emzies, retrieveing her hand from Lucida's face. "That's the good news, but the BAD NEWS..."
Everyone hung their head in disapointment as she continued on.
"...We still don't know how to defeat the gnomes."
"OH WELL!" Lucida whipsered loudly, clearly straining to not shout aloud. "We'll figure it out later on! We always do! Now COME ON! OPEN IT!"
"OK OK KUPO!" Said Mogs hurriedly.
"Stand back." Emzies cautioned. We immeditaely listened to her order.
"Here we go..." Said Mogs, now closing her eyes.
A small orb of bronze then formed over her furry head, as long as over Emzies' wings, except her's was light blue.
Both of the orbs started to expand quickly in size as they seemed to collect glittering dust particles of some sort.
Soon they both formed into a large ball of energy that floated between the two concentrating heroes.
"READY...AIM..."Said EMmzies through gritted teeth.
"FIRE!" Shouted Mogs.
The ball then flew towards the bars of the cage and errupted strongly like a small bomb.
I closed my eyes and held my hands over my head due to the strong effect.
It took a moment, but I then felt the light started to susbside.
I uncovered my face and opened my eyes slowly...
The earlier metal bars were now gone- completely erased from existance.
And there behind them were the gnomes-thousands of them, now all queit and staring at us evilly.
Oh crap. This is surely going to be the end.
We all stood there for a while in silence-afraid of what they were going to do next.
Each of them blinked blanky including the boss, until he suddenly threw his head back.
And laughed.
The others joined in as well.
They were all very loud with their howls of laughter-as if we had like shared an outrageuous joke or something.
FInaly the boss gnome spoke.
"Impressive, impressive! BRAVO!" He cheered us, while clapping his paws. "I have to say that I had underestimated you, Don't you agree fella's?"
He turned to his comrades.
THey all answered by roaring even more with uncontrollable laughter.
I stiffened-it felt as if they were laughing AT us-which they probably were.
Kuja's hand balled into a fist and he gritted his teeth-Blanck and Marcus did the same.
"Yes..." The boss continued. "VERY...IM..PRESSIVE..."
He then got control over his senses and immediately stopped laughing.
The others did the same.
"Ok, enough of that. I have to say that you guys are pretty foolish. You will soon regret you're regret you're decision."
I gulped, and my heart then speedened its rate of constant beating.
"Because..."He smiled his evil smile. "Now we'll just kill you faster...and sooner."
Phone rings.
Queen Dagger: "AHHH! WHY NOW?"
Runs to it.
Sabrina and Teddy Bear: "...--"
Queen Dagger: "Hello?"
QUeen Dagger's grandmother: "Hi."
QUeen Dagger: "OH GRANDMA! UH THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE CARD YOU SENT ME!"
Queen Dagger's grandmother: "...You're mom is out isn't she?"
Queen Dagger: "...Yes."xD
After a couple of seconds she hangs up the phone.
Teddy Bear: "CAN WE GET ON PLEASE? I WANT TO GET TO THE DAMN PART OF THE GNOMES!"
QUeen Dagger: "Actually I think I want to catch up with my summer reading-"
Sabrina and Teddy Bear: "CONTINUE WITH IT!"
Queen Dagger: "OK OK! Sheesh..."
I don't i've ever been so scared.
Not while meeting new people.
Not while taking a test I hadn't studied for.
Not more than my dance recitial when I was young.
Not even more when I could of nearly drowned once.
Just then the huge crowd of gnomes suddenly all floated, and advanced towards all of our direction before I even had time to blink an eye.
"NO!" Screamed Lucida, and as she did so a stream of pink power errupteded before her.
All of the gnomes in front of the huge charging group fell onto the stone tile floor-all of the others took a few steps away.
"My magic..." She smiled. "It's back!"
"Not a lot of good it'll do you." The boss gnome sneered. "All of your magic is has no effect on us, don't you remember?"
The other gnomes then stood up-all unhurt.
THey started to snigger evilly.
"YOU ARE ALL JUST A BUNCH OF LITTLE ANTS!" The boss taunted. "ANTS, WEAK, and USEEEEEEEEELESSSSSSSS!" They all errupted into laughter once again.
"ALRIGHT!" ROARED Blank, as he took out his broadsword. "I HAVE HAD ENOUGH WITH YOU!"
With his weapon out, he advanced towards the boss gnome.
"BLANK!" SHouted Marcus fearfully. "NO! DON'T DO IT!"
But it was too late.
Blank had already struck the ugly koala leader.
As he did so, a thin dark red layer seemed to cover the boss gnome, but it was only for a quick intstant.
The sword had not left a hole nor draw any blood, in fact the gnome hadn't even flinched.
He slwoly looked down at the sword sticking through his chest with careless eyes.
He sighed.
"Pitiful mortal." He said softly.
And in that instant the sword immediatley flew out of his body and turned direction.
"BLANK! LOOK OUT!" I shrieked.
But the sword was too quick.
It struck a suprised Blank.
"AGHHHHHHHHH!" He screamed in suprise, and he fell straight on his back.
"BLANK!" I screamed.
In a heartbeat, I ran over towards his fallen body.
Everyone else was just a couple of steps behind me.
I kneeled next to him, and I examined his wound to see if it was anything serious.
Silly of me I know-because it WAS SERIOUS, BLANK HAD A SWORD THAT WAS INSIDE HIM.
It hand't gone all the way inside, just partially, but it still was definately a painful encounter for Blank.
"QUICK QUICK!" SHouted Emzies, turning her head. "POTION, POTION!"
"I'm on it!" Mogs responded.
She then took out a small blue vial. She quickly took the cap off and poured it over Blank's wound.
It glisted in a blue glittery shimmer-and by its small sound we could tell that it was immediately working its magic.
Blank sighed with releif.
"He'll be ok." Said Emzies comfortingly. "He just needs to ret a bit for a while-potions arent as powerful when used here."
But we were no longer listening to her.
Me, Lucida, Debbie, and Ariel stood up facing the gnomes.
Marcus,Kuja, and Orlando then did as well.
"HOW DARE YOU HURT OUR FRIEND!" Bellowed Debbie. I don't think I had ever heard her so mad.
"Yeah! You're gonna pay!" Ariel shouted.
"We will find some way to kill you!" Lucida said angrily.
I would of threatened them as well, but then the boss gnome smiled and spoke.
"So let's start...No more games."
He and the other gnomes then snickered, and a large field of red energy formed over them.
"OH...NO!" Cried Lucida. "GET OUT OF THE WAY EVERYONE! GET OUT OF THE WAY!"
SHe didn't have to tell us twice-we all leapt and ran in different directions.
The red ball of gnome power then broke off from its beginning point and flew fast over towards where we were just standing.
"BLANK!" I shrieked, as I noticed that he was still lying there. "NO!" The ball then errupted in a huge explosion of dark red fire.
"NO!" I screamed. I started to proceed over toward where Blank was, when Emzies grabbed my hand.
"NO!" She hissed. "Don't worry about him! We put a small barrier over his body! It'll protect him for a while!"
I breathed a sigh of relief.
"YEAH!" Mogs shouted. "BUT THE BAD NEWS IS IS THAT WE NOW USED UP ALL OF OUR MAGIC-AND WE HAVE NO ETHERS SO NO MORE BARRIERS AND-RUN!"
The gnomes then fired another red orb-but this time even faster, and Kuja was not able to run away from it's path in time.
He fell onto the ground, with his eyes still wide open.
Debbie, who was right next to him, screamed.
"OH MY GOD!" Lucida cried, as she started to break into sobs over her lost love. "KUJII! NO!"
I started to cry too.
Kuja had been our friend-he helped us witht the dance, the teachers, the music, the cops, and now he was...dead.
The only ones who seemed to be unaffected by Kuja's death were Emzies and Mogs.
"NOT TO WORRY!" Mogs called out. "LUCKILY I HAVE PHEONIX DOWNS ON ME!"
She then through a golden vial over Kuja-which immediately broke the minute it touched his pale, paper-white skin. The golden liquid flooded his entire body in an instant.
He gasped a breath of life and blinked.
"KUJA!" Lucida shrieked happily as she ran to him.
SHe helped him get quickly on his feet and embraced him.
"Oh Kuji..."SHe sobbed in his arms. "I thought that I had lost you..."
"Oh...how sad." The boss gnome spoke mockingly. "Mind if we cut in!"
A large wave of their then ran towards their direction- Kuja leapt to lead them both to safety, and it had missed them only by half an inch.
Another ball then proceeded towards Marcus-but this time it had succeeded in hitting it's target.
"Marcus!" Shouted Ariel, as her dancing partner fell towards the ground as Kuja had.
"What would you do without me?" Mogs asked, throwing another pheonix down over Marcus.
AFter it hit him, he immidiately sprang up.
"NOW LETS RUN!" Shouted Emzies, and just as ball of red power flew by her back.
SO of coarse we all obeyed-avoiding the gusts of energy as best as we could.
But after a while we weren't very successful.
First it hit Orlando.
"Got it!" Said Mogs, as she threw a pheonix down over him.
Then Lucida.
"No problemo!" Mogs threw another one.
Then Debbie got hit.
"You just gotta love these things!" Mogs said as she threw another.
Then Zell.
"I'm just gonna keep e'm comin!"
Then Goddess of the Bishounen and Sephiroth at the same time.
"And here's another!" Mogs said, as she tossed two.
Then it was my turn.
When I got hit, I experienced a great pain that rung throughout my entire body as I fell-stopping my heart it had felt like, and then everything just went black and I felt nothing at all...
But thankfully Mogs had another phoenix down, and I was able to breathe again, and my vision cleared.
I then sprang up, and joined everyone else in this mad run.
Ariel was next.
"UGGGH!" Said Mogs in annoyance. "I'll get you too!"
And she did.
"Ok you guys listen!" Said Mogs as she proceeded over towards me, Ariel, Debbie, and Orlando. "I'm starting to run low on this stuff, so can you PLEASE stop-"
"OH CRAP!" kd zeal suddenly said in the background, as a gust of red knocked her over.
Mogs tossed a phoenix down towards her fallen body. "-DYING!" She finished angrily.
It must have been pretty annoying to have to bring us all back to life, in fact, is she hadn't had her Phoenix Downs with her, then her and Emzies would of been the only ones alive!
Well besides Blank of coarse-but if she hadn't brought he potions he probably wouldn't of been alive either.
"We have to do something!" Said Lucida. "We've wasted four minutes already!" She eyes the clock.
It's dials read 11:49.
"Ok!" Said Goddess of the Bishounen. "Their weakness! Think about the clue to defeat them! What does it mean!"
"Hmmmm." Said Ariel while thinking."
"THey said it had lead Kaitlyn towards the light during the darkest of times..." Lucida thought aloud, as we dodged yet another orb.
"...Well, I'm stumped! We're screwed!" Said kd zeal.
"NO!" Shrieked Lucida. "I know its tough, but we can't give up!"
SHe then faced me.
"KAITLYN!" SHe snapped.
I gulped.
"Err-yes Lucida?" I stammered nervously.
Another red ball flew by as we ran.
"THINK!"SHe said. "When was you're most darkest hour?"
"Erm..." I said. "I dunno. Now?"
"They couldn't of meant that!" SHe snapped again. "COme on Kaitlyn! You're the only one who can guess-AHHHHHH!"
A red orb then suddenly shot into her.
"Uh-oh." Said Mogs after she threw another pheonix down.
"No." I said. "No please no uh oh. We've had enough "uh oh" to deal with today. Please no more!"
Mogs then looked over at me with sad tear-filled eyes that frightened me.
"WHat...Is it?" I asked in a whisper.
She then spoke the words that pierced right through my heart, and eliminated all sources of hope.
"That was my last phoenix down."
I couldn't believe what she just told me.
"No." I said in pained disbelief.
"Yes." She said sadly.
"NO!" I shrieked, just as a red ball flew by Debbie and Orlando. "YOU MUST OF MADE A MISTAKE!" I continued to panic. "YOU STILL HAVE MORE! THERE'S STILL MORE IN YOU'RE POUCH! THERE IS!"
Mogs continued to look at me painfully.
"I'm sorry Kate..." SHe said, as tears started to flow down her face.
I started to cry to.
Everyone had counted on me to save them, and right now I was their biggest chance, but i had no idea what the spirit fairie had meant by my "darkest hour."
I had failed them once again...
"Whats this?" The boss gnome called out, as their next ball dissolved. "You've run out of lifesavers already? Wow! That was fast! You guys are pretty worthless!"
The rest of the gnomes roared with laughter.
I fumed with anger.
I have had enough of these things laughing at us. It was OUR turn to have the good laugh.
They then advanced towards us.
"Pretty foolish of you two to waste all of them on you're friends-you should of used them only for yourselves...And now..." He smiled. "Since you guys really have suprised me for surviving all of this,
we'll kill you in an even more painful way..." He smiled.
And at the point all of the gnomes floated towards the ceiling-they all seemed to be ranting something in a different language.
The boss was the only one who was still standing apon the floor.
"But I guess you guys are lucky in a way." He continued. "For you get to witness, the GREAT power, of the powerful unbeateble gnomes..."
He then floated up, and just as he did so, a great bright light flashed through the room.
We were momentarily blinded,but we were then able to open our eyes once again, and what they met apon, was not a whole huge crowd of gnomes.
It was one.
One HUGE gnome, that was the same exact size of the diameter of the ceiling to the floor-when this place was an actual library.
The huge intimidating creature grinned down at us evilly.
Compared to that thing we were probably like little dolls.
"Oh...My...God!" Lucida cried fearfully-in a voice that scared me so much.
"What, what is it?" Stammered Debbie.
"Its..."Said Kuja, staring up at the morphed gnome in disbelief. He gulped. "It's a transformation of the gnomes. Not many have witnessed this, and..."He paused.
"And what?" I whispered.
"Most of those that have seen it..." Kuja continued slowly. "Did not survive."
"WHAT?" Ariel screamed. "So are you saying that we are going to die?"
Before Kuja could come up with an answer, a loud bellowing laugh echoed throughout the area.
It was the huge gnome of coarse.
"Yes that's exactly what he's saying." The ugly thing tanalized. "Just think, all of this wouldn't of happened if that stupid little fairy over there (Lucida winced painfully at this) hadn't uses up all of her magic. We wouldn't of been attracted to it. You fairies are just so stupid and careless-you're better off dead!"
Kuja clenched his fist, and I could tell that he was going to shout a remark for his lover's defense when suddenly, I uncontrolllably spoke before he could even utter a sound.
"No." I said angrily. Everyone then looked over towards me as I said this-with clearly shocked faces engraved apon them.
"Its not Lucida's fualt..." I cotinued dramatically. "It's all mine. I just made a stupid wish. One that I didn't think that would come true. And sure enough, it did. It turned out to be a dream of coarse, but then it just endagers not only myself, but my friends, everyone else at the dance, and possibly even the whoe world. It is all of my fualt-I am the one to blame, not Lucida. SHe was just doing her job of granting my wish."
I looked at everyone-most of them I hadn't known until today, and my two firends i've known for about a year.
I looked over at Blank, who was lyin on the ground with a protective shield of magic stil encircling him.
All of these people...I had endangered.
And now they were probably going to die because of me.
The large gnome pretended to yawn.
"Yeah yeah yeah, quit with the soap opera material." It spoke unpitifully. "It doesn't matter whose fualt it is-all that matters is that you are all going to die tonight. Right here, right now, so prepare for you're deaths..."
This can't be the end. It just can't. The evil never wins in the stories. This couldn't be our destiny. THere HAD to be a way.
The gnome grinned once again and it started to lift its paw.
"Quick!" Cried Emzies. "We've restored some of our magic back-lets create a shield of all of our remaining power-that should give us a plan!"
A red sphere then formed over the giant gnomes head-and it slowly stared to expand in size.
Then without answering, Kuja, Lucida, Goddess of the Bishounen, and Sephiroth outstretched their hands, and shot out each of their own bolts of magic in the area right in front of us.
Lucida's was pink.
Kuja, Emzies, and Goddess of the Bishounen's was blue.
Sephiroth's was yellow.
And Mogs' was like an amber brown.
Each balls of magic met and collided, and in a flash a force field of a blue, pink, yellow, and brown appeared-surrounding and supporting each and every one of us.
Just then the red gnome shpere flew over towards our area and exploded into bursts the color of magenta.
It definately wouldn't of been pretty if we were outside of the shield.
"Phew!" Said Lucida, wiping her hand across her forhead. "That was close! Now quick! We need to think of a way to stop them while this shield lasts!"
I knew that that statement was directed towards me.
But I had no idea of what we should do.
Debbie and Ariel started crying.
"Hey, hey come down guys!" Said Zell, giving Debbie a small punch in the back.
"Yeah." Said kd zeal. "Not all hope has died."
"Yeah..." Said Orlando. "All we have to do is put our heads together and think!"
Debbie then beamed a little-as if she was imagining the image of her and Orlando actually putting their heads next to each other.
I couldn't help but laugh.
Another red orb then collided into our shield.
Ariel screamed from the sudden atempted attack.
"Ok so lets think!" Said Orlando, back into serious mode.
So we thought for a couple of minutes.
Whenever one of us thought of an idea it was usually dismissed by Lucida or Kuja-since they were the most experts on the gnomes.
EVerything we thought of didn't seem sensible enough.
Ariel and Debbie then continued to cry.
"It's useless." Wailed Ariel.
"And the shield is growing weaker and weaker!" Added Debbie.
Debbie was right-after every blow to the gnomes, the color of the shield seemed to fade a little.
It wasn't much time before it would fade completely.
This time nodoby even bothered to comfort them.
I could tell from their faces that it was over-there was nothing we could do.
It was over...
Lucida then threw her face into Kuja's neck as she burst into sobs. Kuja then ruffled her hair as diamond tears streaked down apon his face as well.
It was the most saddest and heart breaking scene I had ever witnessed.
Marcus then held Ariel's shaking hand, as Orlando did the same to Debbie, while Sephiroth and kd zeal along with goddess of the bishounen repeated the whole Lucida and Kuja scene.
Emzies held Mogs, while they both cried out mournfully.
I then started to cry, but they weren't just tears of sadness and remorse, but also anger.
There had to be something I could do.
The spirit fairy couldn't of met up with me for nothing!
Think about what she said think about what she said...
When I couldn't make out anything from the given clues, I started to cry even more.
Everyone else started to wail.
There has to be something I can do! Come on Kaitlyn come on! THey need you! You're there only hope, come on come on...
Then, something hit me. Something that I had forgotten that the spirit fairy had said...
She said that the gnomes were ego filled, and I guess basically since they are so powerful they are full of themselves.
When they attack us I noticed that they seem to unleash a great deal of their power, probably to prove how great and almighty they are.
I bet they would take a lot of damage if we had reflected that power...
But how?
THen, I realized it.
My mine flashed back towards the whole trance scene at the fake party.
The ditzy and giddy Lucida, the music, all of my friends, Lucida being enraged, everyone advancing towards us...The mirror.
Thats it!
The mirror!
My darkest hour!
My darkest hour was the trance! And the mirror was what helped me through my darkest hour!
Was that their weakness!
Would a mirror reflect apon their magic?
Its worth a try!
I then yelped and jumped up with joy and glee.
Everyone then looked up at me as if I was a nutcase.
"Whats wrong Kaitlyn?" Asked Debbie, starting to smile-hope glimmering in her eyes. She walked quickly over towards me-Ariel followed.
"Do you have an idea?" Kuja asked, grinning happily.
Lucida then glanced at me with suprise and hope.
As of everyone else.
But instead of answering, my mind reflected towards another thing the spirit fairy had said.
THe spirit fairies will always be there to assist me...
"Spirit fairies!" I called aloud happily. "A mirror I need a mirror!"
A small group of glimmering little lights appeared in front of me-the spirit fairies I reckon.
EVeryone else stared at me confusingly-with also a shade of excitement.
The lights then begane to spin, weaving something midair. Shaped in a sphere.
A mirror!
They then stopped spinning and the mirror was complete-I caught it before it could fall onto the ground.
It was the most beatiful mirror I had ever seen.
It had a nice silver edging souroudning it, and the glass its self was a lovely sky blue-with dark blue glitter shining among its surface.
My reflection stared back in amazement-or Kelsey's for that matter.
Its just so beautiful...As if it would just suck in my soul, and bring me to a new, better world...
I immeidately snapped out of it.
"And whats that supposed to do to help us?" Sephiroth asked. He may of said it snidedly, but I was able to detect a tint of amazement apon his face.
"TO reflect their magic." I responded.
"Do you think it'll work?" Asked Lucida happily.
I smiled. "We'll have to wait and see."
Another orb of red power blasted against the shield-but no one seemed to take notice of it.
"One thing though..." I said aloud, when I relized what I had to do.
Lucida's smile immediately faded.
"What?" She asked, her eyes full of fear once again.
"I have to step outside the shield in order to test it..." I responded slowly.
EVeryone then immediately gasped.
"No!" Screamed Debbie.
"ABSOLUTELY NOT!" Shouted Lucida.
"We work as a team!" Said Orlando.
"YEAH!" Everyone else added.
Normally, this would of made me agree with them and have them all go on with me, but this was not a normal circumstance.
I shook my head. "No. THis is my destiny. I know it may seem selfish, but I am the one who made this wish and got us in this mess in the first place, and now I have to get us out."
"No!" Debbie protested again. "I won't let you!"
But before anyone could make a move to stop me, I ran through the colorful thin wall that seeemd to evaporate for an instant right as my body touched it.
"NO!" I heard Debbie shout again.
But it was too late. Nothing could stop me now...
I took a few steps forward slowly. I guarded my friends and the shield defensively.
You picked the wrong girl to mess with... I thought towards the gnomes.
The giant gnome then laughed delightfully.
"Now what is this? I gotta admit, this is the last thing I would of expected! The useless wench, protecting her friends to the death...How sweet!"
I grinned secretly to myself.
I'm not going to be the "useless wench" for long pal...
"VERY WELL!" SHouted the gnome. "I'll just kill you, the wish-maker! Right here and now and front of you're friends!"
THe gnome reached its paw up towards the air once again.
I clenchd my teeth and fastened my grip apon the mirror.
This is it...I hope this works.
The shpere of red power formed over the gnome's head, and when it was releases it slowly proceeded on towards me..
Oh please let this work, please...
I held my breath-my palms were sweating and my knees feeling as if they were ready to collapse.
I then thought back to Blank's fallen body.
And that image gave me the courage and strength.
THe red form was getting closer and closer...
One foot...
Half a foot...
Three inches..
Two...
One...
I then closed my eyes and waited for what I expected was the end...
But I felt nothing...
I opened my eyes slowly.
I looked apon the mirror...
It was glowing a light blue...
It had defended it's attack!
But the gnome was still standing!
It hadn't reflected it!
Why!
Oh well, at least it didn't hit me...
But still, what use was it if all it could do is protect me?
"HUH?" The Gnome said anrgily. "Another shield of yours! No matter! I'll just simply break through it!" He laughed, and held up his paw again, as another set of red magic started to form.
It moved a lot faster than the previous one, and this time I did not close my eyes as it was right in front of me.
It hit the mirror, and immediately faded.
The mirror started to glow more strongly.
This went on about three more times.
The mirror was glowing so rapidly and it was now making a ringing noise, as if it was getting ready to errupt any minute-I was so afraid to hold onto it!
But it still didn't even leave a scar on the gnomes.
Whats up with this thing?
We don't have much time!
I didn't even dare to look at the clock.
"Why use it?" Debbie's voice echoed through he shield.
"When all it can do is block its attacks!" Said another voice-Kuja's.
Another blast then struct the mirror again-and it started to glow even more madly.
"It's not blocking it..." I said aloud,then relizing the mirror's purpose. "It's..."I continued slowly. "Absorbing it."
Another ball of red struck the mirror, and I guess thats when the mirror had it.
It made this large ringing sound that pierced through the atmosphere-I almost dropped it because of the sudden harsh sound.
I felt as if I was going to go deaf-I just had to close my eyes and lower my head to try to make it not as loud for me.
Then, the mirror shifted slightly as I felt something escape from it.
I immediately snapped my eyes open in time to see a red sphere amazingly large in size heading over towards the gnome at a fast speed.
THe gnome looked at the sphere in suprise, but it was too late for it to get away...
THe sphere struck the gnome, and the gnome screamed as its body shook as if it was being electocuted.
The mirror then let out a stream of bright light-which hit the gnome and added on to the damage.
The mirror then broke apart in my hands, and instead of the shards falling, they simply disappeared.
"You did it!" Squealed a voice right behind me that had caused me to jump. Lucida's.
She threw me into bear hug. Everyone else joined in in an okward huddle.
"We thought that we we lose you!" Cried Ariel!
"Don't you ever do that again Kaitlyn!" Scolded Debbie jokingly.
Everyone laughed.
But I wasn't going to get caught up in the happy reiunion-not yet.
"No." I said, stepping out of the group hug. "It's not over yet."
I turnd to face the gnome.
It was groaning and kneeling in pain as a thin red covering surrounded it.It then disappeared, and the gnome was lef unprotected..
"Hmmm..." Said Lucida' grinning michiefly. "I think that that was its shield. THats what made the gnomes invulnerable all along. And its only able to be disabled by gnome magic, which has been down now. SO that means"
She rubbed her hands together happily. "THat we can now attack him. So shall we you guys?"
She looked over at us.
We all nodded and laughed evilly.
"Don't mind if I do!" Said a voice behind us.
We all gasped and spun around to see who had spoken.
It was Blank, standing on both legs.
"You're all right!" Said Lucida happily, as Blank slowly headed towards us.
"Yeah Blank!" I said gratefully giving him a small punch in the arm instead of hugging him; like a normal girl would.
He pretended that my blow had hurt, and I punched him again.
"Hey hey!" Said Lucida, breaking us apart. "Fight the gnomes not each other!"
"Yeah." said Kuja, smiling. "NOW LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
We didn't need to be told twice.
Everyone advanced towards the fallen gnome.
THe gnomes' eyes widened in horror as it noticed us getting closer-it probably knew what we were going to do next.
For a moment I felt bad for it.
But only for a moment.
Blank, suprisingly was the first to reach him.
"Argggggggggh!" He cried, as he swung his broadsword over him-ready to strike. "This is to make up my foiled attack earlier!And for nearly killing Kaitlyn not once, but three times!"
He struck the blade in the exact area as before-except this time the gnome reacted way more painfully.
"Don't mind if I go next!" Said Lucida, clapping her hands excitingly. "This is what you get for trying to kill my Kuji-wuji!"
She took out her wand, and all of her remaining magic fomed slowly-making a small pink glittry substance that was shinin violently, as Lucida summoned up her power.
"Here...It...GOES!" SHe said through gritted teeth and concentration.
The pink fairy magic then shot out, and struck the gnome in the face.
It fell to the ground completely now.
"AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" It moaned, as it clawed at its eyeballs.
Lucida beamed at the view of his suffering.
Then we all attacked.
Sephiroth released his lightening bolt-which I could tell he had been wanting to do for a long time.
"This is for trying to hurt kd zeal!" He had shouted, before releasing the bolt.
Goddess of the Bishounen did the whole blue magical whip again-except this time it worked, and it would of been even more effective than if it had worked then.
"How dare you try to hurt Zell!" She had said angrily.
Zell punched him like an expert boxer-with iron knuckles that had spikes embroded in them.
"You try to hurt Goddess of Bishounen, then you have to deal with me!" He told the weakening gnome.
I then attacked with a powerful slash from my thin sword.
"That's for hurting Blank!" I bellowed-probably sounding like a phcyco.
Kuja then attacked with his power-demi Lucida had said it was.
"This is for insulting my honey-buns, and for trying to kill her!" He said, as we all tried hard to stiffle our laughter-except Lucida of coarse.
I had thought that the gnome would of died from Kuja's attack, but apparently it was still moaning and screaming in pain.
So we continued.
Marcus finally got the chance to use his broadsword against it-ehich was just as powerful as Blank's melee attack.
"That's for trying to harm Ariel, just as she was starting to have a great night!" Said Marcus anrgily.
It was then Emzies and Mogs' turn.
"This is for using you're puppets to try to kill me earlier!" SHouted Mogs, as she prepared to release her magic. "And for trying to kill Emzies!" She added.
Emzies then attacked with her magic.
"For trying to kill mogs-and for putting us that in that wierd trance!" She said.
Despite all of our powerful blows, the gnome had STILL not died.
"Aw crap..."Said Orlando. "Man I wish I had a bow right now..."
"No problemo!" A little voice suddenly spoke aloud.
A bow, an armguard, and a quiver of arrows then appeared infront of Orlando's astonished face.
It was a beautifully carved one-white was its color.
It was very similar to the one he used in Lord of the Rings.
"Thanks!" Said Orlando happily. He then held the bow, and put the quiver of arrow supply over his shoulder. He then quickly strapped on the arm guard "Sweet!" He said happily, as he advanced towards the gnome.
(a/n: "I'm so sorry for the cheesiness at that part-I just put it in for laughs.":P)
Orlando seized an arrow and adjusted it to the bowstring.
He adjusted it at the perfect angle.
"Debbie had been transported here as well as I, and she deserved a great night of her dreams-not to be nearly killed by you!"
He then releases the arrow, and in a swift movement, it flew beuatifully among a trail of golden glitter and it struck the gnome powerfully.
The gnome moaned even louder, as it tried to pry out the arrow.
"Take that!" Said Ariel, as she stomped on the gnomes' paws. Debbie joined in.
"Uh here." Said Marcus, offering his broadsword as he walked over towards her. "Use this-it'll inflict a lot more damage.
"YAY! I've never held a sword before!" Said Ariel exctingly.
WHen Marcus handed the sword to her she started to sway.
"WHoa..." As the sword went back and forth.
"Hey careful there!" Said Marcus, holding her steady.
"It's heavy!" Ariel complained.
"Well do you want me to take it back?" Asked Marcus, grinning while his green eyes sparkled.
"No!" Said Ariel, as if she were angered. "I can do it!"
He then let her go, as Ariel started to head over towards our enemy, still swaing as she tried to balance the sword in her grasp.
"Th-this is for trying to killMarcus and for ruining me and Kaitlyn's wish!" She said as she finally got a strong hold on the weapon.
"Take that!" She struck him in the shoulder blade.
"Yay! That was my first attack!" She said cheerfully, jumping up and down.
"Go Ariel!" Debbie cheered.
Debbie then turned towards Orlando as Marcus retrieved his sword in the background.
"I want to attack him to! Can I use you're bow!" She asked Orlando.
I noticed that Debbie had finally gotten comfterbale with talking to him.
Orlando smiled his perfect million dollar Hollywood smile.
"Sure." He said, as he took of the quiver, the arm guard, and handed them along with the bow.
He helped Debbie strap it all on, and he assisted her when she adjusted the bow-holding her hand into place to help it fire perfectly.
"Steady now." Orlando instucted her. "Ready...aim...fire!"
Debbie let it go and the arrow flew in an almost straight line-it struck the gnome in the neck.
Maybe not as good as Orlando's attack-but close enough.
"And that's for trying to kill Orlando!" Said Debbie.
"Hey!" Said kd zeal, stomping her foot lightly with her arms crossed.
"I still haven't had my turn yet! I wanna attack too! I didn't come here to just sit around and be useless!"
I then handed her my think rapier-like sword.
"Thanks!" She said, as she steadied it in her hand.
She held it in a lurch over her head.
"Here I go!" She said. "YEARGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!"
She charged towards the gnome and struck it in its stomach.
"UARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHH!" The gnome moeaned, as it clutched its stomach in pain as if it would throw up.
kd zeal then pulled out the sword and ran back over-handing it back to me.
"Thanks for lending me that." She smiled at me gratefully.
I smiled back.
"No problem."
"This is it." Said Lucida fastened her gaze at the gnome-who was now desprately gasping for beath. "One more blow, and its done. WHy don't we all do it together this time?" She beamed happily.
"Yeah!" Said Ariel.
"Let's do it!" I said excitingly.
"Ok then...Here we go!" Shouted Lucida happily.
She summoned another form of pink magic from her wand-I guess she had some left over after all.
At the same time, Kuja, Goddess of the Bishounen,Emzies, Mogs, and Sephiroth prepared heir magical attacks, while Ariel and Marcus ran forward-both holding Marcus' broadsword, Debbie stayed with Orlando,
as he held her hand steady while she adjusted the bow to the bow string once again, Blank charged along with Marcus and Ariel with his broadsword; with me and kd zeal following-holding my thin sword. Zell ran up as well-preparing for his great punch.
It was quite a teamwork moment-we all prepared our own different types of attacks at the exact same time.
"UGGGGGGGH!" Debbie said as she released the arrow.
"URGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHGUHHHHHHHHH!" Went Sephiroth as he released his bolt.
"GUH!" Went Zell as he relaeased and prepared his hand to form into a swift and powerful punch as he headd towards the gnome again.
"HIYYYYYYYYA!" Went Lucida as she relased her fairy magic.
"HUGGGGGGGHHHHHHAHHHH!" Was the noise Kuja made, as he relased demi.
"TAKE THIS!" SHouted ARiel, as her and Marcus neared close to the gnome.
"NEYAAAAAAAAA!" Went Mogs as she relased her magic.
"Prepare yourself!" Shouted Emzeis as she released her's.
"UGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHAHHHHHHHHH!" Blank went as he got close to the gnome-preparing to make the ultimate last swipe.
"AHHHHHHHHHYAAAAAAAA!" Went Goddess of the Bishounen as she released her power.
"HURGGGGGGGGHHHH! TAKE THIS!" Me and kd zeal both said, as we both held my sword together as we charged close towards our target(well ok, I was the one who went 'HURGGGGGH!' and kd zeal was the 'Take this!'
And as unbelieveable as it may sound-each of our attacks hit at the same time. I mean it.
The gnome screamed in a vocie that was even painful and louder than ever before-so loud it almost caused me to cover my ears.
A small beam of light flashed from the gnomes body.
Then it stood still, as blue material started to make it's way around it-ice.
The ice slowly spreaded throughout the gnomes body until it was completely frozen and still.
Its eyes were wide as it stared frozen among as-at me it felt like.
We waited for a moment, but nothing happened.
kd zeal, who was next to me, then spoke.
"Mmmmmm...It's a koala-latta." She joked.
Everyone laughed at her silly joke.
Then, the ice just then burst-everyone screamed from the sudden suprise.
It sounded like there was an explosion-and I was then surrounded my a red fast moving force field.
The only person I could see was kd zeal, who was looking around with a confused look apon her face.
I then noticed what she was looking at.
Little gnomes were flying everywhere-millions of them, all flying and passing us.
Some of their eyes were closed, while others stared at as weakly.
It was then I saw the form of the clock appeared.
"DING!" It chimed. "DING!"
Both of the hands pointd towards the number twelve.
"Midnight!" kd zeal cried. "We made it! We saved everyone!"
"YES!" I cheered, and hugged her happily while laughing-which was pretty owkward because today was the first time I met her, but I was just so happy, and she didn't seem to care as she laughed along with me.
I then let her go, and continued to watch the gnomes-the number of them started to decrease.
I then saw the boss gnome.
"What the..." Said kd zeal in disbelief as she stared at it too.
He was flying in way faster than the other gnomes, and he was actually flying towards us, and instead of having his eyes weak or closed, they were wide open and were full of anger and hatred.
"UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" He cried angrily, as he flew towards as at such top speed.
He was to fast for us-we wouldn't be able to move away in time.
As he was just an inch away from us, a web of blue gitter then appeared around my body, and the gnome disappeared as all went black...
Queen Dagger: "YES!"
Teddy Bear: "FINALLY!"
Queen Dagger: "We killed the gnomes!"
Teddy Bear: "YAY!"
Queen Dagger: "That took quite a long time!"
Teddy Bear: "Oh well-it was worth it! Just feel bad for the readers cause they had to read it all! WAHAHAHAHA!"
Sabrina: "Well it's great that you finally typed the chapter where the gnome is defeated! I thought those things would be alive forever!"
Teddy Bear: "Yeah I know!"
Queen Dagger: "Well it's not over yet, I have to edit this and everything."
Teddy Bear & Sabrina: "Ewww editting..."
Queen Dagger: "Well the next chapter is: A little suprise."
Sabrina: "Is it a good suprise?" :D
Teddy Bear: "Or is it another bad one?":D
Queen Dagergrins michichoiusly "You'll have to read it now won't you?
Tedy Bear: "Thanks for BEARING-hey bearing! You know as in BEARING, and i'm a bear! HAHAHAHA!" Audiene stares at him blankly. "Sheesh it was just a joke...DO you guys laugh much?-- Well anyways, thanks for bearing with Queen Dagger taking forever to update this and the other chapter, and for it being long!"
Queen Dagger: "Yeah thanks!"
Teddy Bearsniffle sniffle: "NO! A Night to a Remember is getting close to its ending!" TT
Queen DaggerIs shocked to see him actually showing some emotion: "Yes I know it's sad." TT
Sabrina: "Yeah yeah yeah, well it had to end someday. SO LONG EVERYONE! DON'T FORGET TO REVIEW-IF YOU WANT TO!" :D