I can't believe they dragged AJ, Dam, Midget, Joe, Steven, Kayla, and even Chris into all this. Just what the hell is going on? I sighed as I closed my eyes and tried to concentrate on "Kimi to iu Hana", which was playing on my MP3 player. I had been lucky to get it back before the National Guard decided they were gonna fly me and my friends to another military base.
Also, I had been given back my backpack, which I always took to work with me. It had a few items to keep me and couple other people entertained after the military decided it was safe for me to keep.
I knew that if the gate were to be discovered, it would be a big commotion but I never imagined my friends would get dragged into this, but then again, they knew about my stories and some of them were inspirations for some of the characters.
"Hey Imouto," ...and that would be Chris, a friend of mine from middle school. He's not all that much taller then me and he's pretty lanky. Chris also always wears a purple jacket. I swear he's had it as long as I've known him. He's also a World of Warcraft freak. Thats about all he does besides play his DS. I really wish he'd grow up a little.
I growled slightly and glared at Chris, who held his black DS lite in his hands. Why did you have to sit next to me? Why? "Chris, if this is about your digimon game, then shut up. I don't want to hear about it."
"But-"
"Chris, I don't care about the game right now. I currently got other things to worry about." I snapped before turning the volume up on my MP3 player and tuning him out as a new song started. Chris looked down but didn't attempt to say anything while the others just sighed.
"Come save me from walking off a windowsill
or I'll sleep in the rain.
Don't you remember when I was a bird
and you were a map?
And now he drags down miles in America
briefcase in hand.
The stove is creeping up his spine again,
can't get enough trash.
He took the days for pageant
Became as mad as rabbits
With bushels of bad habits
And who could ask for anymore?
Yeah who could have more.
His arms were the branches of a Christmas tree
preached the devil in the belfry.
He checked in
to learn his clothes had been thieved at the train station.
The rope hung his other branch
and at the end was a dog called bambi
Who was chewing on his parliaments
when he tried to save the calendar business.
He tried to save the calender business
He took the days for pageant
Became as mad as rabbits
With bushels of bad habits
Who could ask for anymore?
Who could have more?"
I'm seriously beginning to wonder if Panic just made this song to see if anyone was actually listening to the lyrics...oh well, still a good song. With Chris' attention on his game and my anger towards him currently dulled, I took one of my headphones out and turned to the rest of my friends. "Anyone got a deck of normal cards?"
"Don't bother starting a card game. We'll be landing at Wright Patterson Airforce base in a few minutes." A soldier said from beside Dam.
I thought it was funny Dam was being watched so closely even though the only reason he was even here was because of me but I guess the Airforce and the Guard were just keeping an eye on him cause he's a ceritfied hacker. Dam was making jokes of it though, saying it was because he was Mexican but the soldier just scoffed and didn't reply.
Dam's about the same height as Chris but not as lanky. He was wearing what he called his 'anti-goth' outfit, white trips with black seams, a white t-shirt under a white hood. He's also an energy drink junkie. He's also a natural with computers which is probably why he's an ethical hacker. It was probably because of Dam though that they wouldn't let me have my PSP, even I would've just played Crisis Core or Tales of the World if I had it.
Well, we have a few more minutes... Sighing I pulled a black plastic deck box from my backpack and pulled at my deck, all the cards in blue sleeves. Shuffling the cards for a moment, I set the deck on my knee and drew the first five cards. Morphing Jar, Soul Release, Lightning Vortex, Yomi Ship, and Caius the Shadow Monarch...for a Different Dimension deck, I'm sure not drawing a lot of D.D. Cards... I shuffled the false starting hand back into the deck before drawing more cards. I couldn't help but smirk as I looked at the cards that actually showed the potential of my deck. Dimensional Fissure, D.D. Warrior Lady, D.D. Survivor, Sakuretsu Armor, and Brain Control. Nice, I could actually work with this hand. Now what would my next card be... Penguin Soldier! Yes! Definitely workable! Now all I need is Raiza and Drastic Dropoff and this would be an excellent hand!
"Thats a pretty good hand. It a 2 Gauge D.D. Deck right?"
I looked up at Steven who was leaning over the top of my seat to look at my hand. Steven's a big guy, he's got about 9 inches over me and when I say big, I mean, well, can't call him fat cause thats just mean but he's...fluffy. Yeah, that works. He was wearing a red t-shirt, black pants, and glasses.
I grinned as I shuffled the hand back in and put the deck back in its box. "Yeah, do you have your cards on you?"
Steven sighed and shook his head. "No. Vonsai's got them. I won't be able to get them back till the next release."
"Oh..." I still need to get Blue-Eyes Ultimate back...
"So whats going on? Why are we here?"
I looked down, not quite sure if I should tell him now or wait for the military to explain when we got to the base. "Well...its kinda hard to explain...I'm sure everything will be fine though. Don't worry."
Steven gave me a skeptical look before sighing and sitting back in his seat. At least...I hope everything will be fine... With no one else talking, I turned my attention back to my music once again.
"Its not so pleasant
And its not so conventional.
It sure as hell ain't normal
but we deal, we deal."
Camisado? Another good song but...I wanna listen to something different... "This Side"? No..."Basketcase", Greenday's awesome but nah. "The Patron Saint of Liars and Fakes", gah, as much as I love Fall Out Boy, I'm gonna have to pass. "Boondocks"...better not let AJ hear or it he's gonna want to listen to it. Next song!
"We call them Cool
Those hearts that have no scars to show
the ones that never do let go
And risk the tables being turned
We call them Fools
That have to dance within the flame
Who chance the sorrow and the shame
that always comes with being burned
But you got to be tough when consumed by desire
Cause its not enough just to stand outside the fire
We call them Strong
Those who can face this world alone
Who seem to get by on their own
Those who will never take the fall
We call them Weak
Who are unable to resist
The slightest chance love might exist
And for that forsake it all
They're so hellbent on giving, walking a wire
Convinced its not living if you're standing outside the fire
Standing outside the fire
Standing outside the fire
Life is not tried, it is merely survived
If You're standing outside the fire"
I hadn't realized that I had closed my eyes till someone tapped my shoulder and I opened them to see a soldier, most of my friends already standing up and ready to get off the plane.
"Miss, we've landed at Wright Patterson Airforce base. I'm to escort you and your party inside."
I sighed and nodded, turning off my mp3 before sticking it in my pocket and grabbing my bag as I stood up. I didn't say anything as I followed the soldier off the plane and no one else seemed to want to talk either.
The soldier lead us all inside the base and to a fairly large room, a large table in the middle. Nick and Kratos sat near the far end along with Ish who was talking quietly with Nick. Kratos looked almost as if he was sleeping, eyes closed, arms crossed over his chest but he could also just be thinking over something.
Another young man sat a few seats away, leaning back in his chair, headphones in with the music up loud enough, I could almost hear it. He had long blonde hair that was a couple inches above his shoulders and wore a dark blue hoodie and blue jeans.
On the otherside of the table sat a young girl with shoulder length dark brown hair. It looked like the military had given her a pen and some paper to draw on. She just wore a plain blue t shirt and black pants with two white lines down each side.
I guess she's Cassie so the guy there must be CR11. Didn't he tell me his name was Jay once? Oh well, I can always ask him if I'm not sure.
"Fishie, who are these people?" AJ asked, looking around the room as the others noticed us. AJ currently looked like Dam's opposite, black trips with red seams, and a black t-shirt. "Why are we even here?"
I shrugged before turning back to Ish, Jay, Cassie, Nick, and Kratos, and giving a small wave. "Hey."
Jay smiled and stood up from his seat and removing his headphones before walking towards us. "So you're Fishie. Its nice to finally meet you in person."
I nodded. "Yeah, same here." I turned towards Cassie who was also up. "Cassie, right?"
My eyes widened when she suddenly stood up and hugged me. "Hi aneki!"
I could only blink in shock as Aj play pouted and hugged my arm. "No! My Fishie!"
Nick and Ish smirked from where they sat while Kayla grabbed my other arm. "She's my sister so she my Fishie!"
"When the hell did I get so popular?" I muttered, looking back and forth between AJ and Kayla before pulling my arms from their grasp while the others laughed. Sighing, I sat down at the table and watched as the others introduced themselves. "I still don't get why all of us were brought here?"
"Its because of the gate." I looked over at Kratos who was standing beside me. "Nick and I were arrested as soon as we returned to this world to retrieve the gate. I'm guess your government wants to use its technology but I can't imagine what for."
I sighed again and shook my head. "Theres a lot of reasons why the government would want it. What I don't understand though is why they drug Cassie, AJ, Dam, Kayla, Steven, and Chris into all this. They never had any contact with you while you guys were here."
"So what happens now that we're all here?" Robert asked, directing everyone's attention to him.
"Well, we've all been questioned already." Ish explained. "I guess you guys are next."
Sure enough, as soon as he said that, a couple soldier entered the room and beckoned for me, Kayla, and Joe to follow them.
Well,this should be fun...
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Tiamatt moaned and slowly opened her eyes before gasping at the sight of the silver haired Ultimecia standing in front of her, Dilex standing off to the side. "You, you're dead!"
Ultimecia chuckled, tapping a long claw like finger on her folded forearm. "Yes, I suppose I was. At least before Dilex revived me." Ultimecia closed the gap between them and leaned down to look Tiamatt in the eye. "And now that I am alive again, I would like my powers back."
Tiamatt growled, eyes dilating to slits as she suddenly pushed herself up and reached to her side for the hilt of Shitsunen no Kiba. Her eyes widened when she noticed it not only missing but in the hands of Dilex.
"Looking for this?" Dilex chuckled and drew the blade, looking at it before tossing it to the side. "Hmph, I'm surprised to see you carrying a toy like that, Cetra. Did you actually plan on using that?"
"How dare you!" Tiamatt growled, charging past Ultimecia and diving for the sword only to have Dilex slam her against the wall. "What do you want with me?"
"Its just as Ultimecia said, to return her powers to her. I'm afraid I can't trust you with Time Compression after that last stunt you pulled. I finally had access to the Forge till you decided to destroy everything!" Dilex's eyes flared angerily under his cloak as he glared at Tiamatt, the woman looking at him in confusion. The demonic dragon's anger suddenly disappeared as he used one clawed hand to keep Tiamatt against the wall and used the other to beckon Ultimecia. "But that doesn't matter cause I promise I will succeed in this multiverse!"
Tiamatt snarled, eyes still slits as she tried to finished the dragon transformation but a surge of power from Dilex froze the transformation, leaving her partially dragon as Ultimecia laughed and Dilex suddenly stepped away, the hand that had held her to the wall still stretched outward as he mumbled something under his breath.
The Cetran woman only gasped as a Dilex's magic forced the sorceress magic from her body before sending the magic to Ultimecia. The last thing Tiamatt saw before blacking out was Dilex walking away as Ultimecia laughed and a man in a white lab coat coming towards her...
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Eria, Terrance, and Alcana all sat quietly as Kratos rubbed his temple, trying to absorb all the information the three teens had told him. Tybalt and Mormo stood a little ways off along with a young boy with silver hair in blue and a woman with the same silver hair in orange. On the other side the room stood a red clad twin swordsman along with a man with long silver hair tied back in ponytail, a bow and quiver across his back. A girl with short pink hair stood nearby the archer, watching the Twins and Alcana.
"You expect us all to believe you are from another dimension in which I am your father? " Kratos asked slowly, looking up at the three teens.
Eria nodded. "Yeah, cause you are. I mean, here, you're not but where we're from, yeah."
Kratos sighed before looking at the other members of Ad Libitum. "What do you think of all this?"
Tybalt and Mormo looked at each before Mormo spoke up. "I believe them. We did find them at the foot of the world tree and Eria and Terri do look a lot like you. I think they did come from a different dimension."
The red clad swordsman nodded in agreement. "I think so too, Kratos. We should let them stay till they can find a way home."
"Lloyd, do you really think we can trust them?" The archer asked but the pink haired girl put a hand on his arm.
"I believe them too, Chester. I trust them."
Chester glared at the girl for a moment before sighing. "Alright, Kanono...I guess I'm fine with letting them stay."
The silver haried woman nodded too but her eyes shined brightly and if it wasn't for the younger silver haired boy holding on to her arm, she would've been in the faces of the three teens, asking them of their world. "Yes, and I would love to learn more of your world!"
Eria, Terrance, and Alcana exchanged glances. "Ok, but...please don't go into Ruin mode, Raine."
Raine frowned slightly but nodded.
"I guess it's settled then. You'll stay here in Ailily till you can return to your world." Kratos sighed, standing up. "Ad Libitum will aid you till then but please, try to refrain yourselves from calling me...'dad'." Eria, Terrance, and Alcana all nodded, causing Kratos to smile, just slightly, in relief. "Good. Tybalt, I want you to watch over them for now."
"Yes sir." Tybalt answered back before walking up to the small group of teens. "Lets go and see if we can find a couple open rooms in the inn first. Then I'll show you guys around town, ok?"
Well, I didn't get as much done as a wanted but this is mostly meant to be an intro to the major real world stuff I have planned! And despite the seeming random beginning to this chapter, I do have stuff planned, don't worry. I just had a little bit of trouble with this chapter, thats all. I hope its not too bad. i'll fix it later if it is. Read and review please!