The group looked over the edge of the great ship and saw James with at least a dozen guards at his command. As the ship was taking off, Maddie fell backwards, but was caught by Zidane. Kayla was doing her best to protect Vivi while James was barking orders.
James: Capture those imbeciles and bring the princesses to me!
Guards: Yes, sir!
Kayla: BRENLA! TAKE OFF BEFORE HE TAKES US DOWN SOMEHOW!
Brenla: I'm...trying!
Maddie: Thanks for the save, Zidane.
Zidane: No prob-OW!
Vivi while trying to look fell on Zidane, and Maddie was trying to get through to Brenla. Kayla thought it was time to make an incredibly cruel joke from Matilda.
Kayla: MY MOMMY SAID, MADDIE HAS TO MARRY A NARCISSISTIC LOSER!
Zidane: Heh, I see what you did there.
Vivi: That was actually pretty funny.
James: That is not funny! Hand over the princesses!
Zidane: HOW 'BOUT NO?!
Despite James best efforts to keep the ship from leaving, the ship took off with a mighty roar of the engines. James watched in disbelief as the greatest ship in Solara left with the princesses on board.
James: I'll report to the king and queen. You will all look for that airship and seize those two fools that kidnapped them.
Guards: As you say!
...
Zidane looked out at the castle slowly vanishing from sight as they flew off into the horizon while Vivi looked very curious about the new land.
Maddie: I didn't think that plan would work as well as it did!
Kayla: See? Just because I'm 10 years old doesn't mean I'm a stupid donkey!
Zidane: Vivi...How did you...survive? I would think you would've stopped by now...
Vivi: I...I don't really know...
Kayla: We'll find out sometime!
Maddie: My concern is how Garland survived.
Brenla: Yes! A fall like that should've killed him upon impact.
Zidane: ...
Vivi: I swear he died! I don't know what happened!
Maddie: Kuja would love that!
Kayla: If you mean killing him, then yeah.
Zidane: *pant* *pant*
Brenla: That needs to be investigated first. We'll focus on Vivi after that's been settled.
As they were pondering, Maddie noticed Zidane was breathing rather quickly and shaking like a leaf. Soon enough, the others noticed Zidane's strange behavior.
Vivi: Zidane? A-Are you okay?
Zidane: I..I...*shivers*
Maddie: Talk to us man!
Zidane: Gar...land...
Kayla: He's getting me mind boggled...
Zidane: Please...
Before he collapsed in Maddie's arms. His teammates scrambled to get him to a room to recover. Poor Vivi was shaking in fear wondering what was wrong with the person he saw like a brother.
Kayla: May I ask a question?
Vivi: Y-Yeah?
Kayla: WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED?!
Maddie: I wish I knew the answer...
Brenla: Poor thing must've been through something.
The group moved on to getting ready for bed, but Vivi was still frightened. Why did he suddenly faint? What was it he knew about Garland? What was he trying to say? Questions were all over his mind, but he got ready to sleep nonetheless. He didn't want to be awake all night trying to find out something that he wouldn't find yet.
Vivi: Zidane...you aren't telling me something. Why can't you tell me?
Little did he know that the princesses were wondering the same thing...
Brenla: I...I don't understand...
Kayla: Me neither...What happened to me being smart?
Maddie: He knows something...That's for sure...
Kayla: Maybe we should start with how they arrived?
Maddie: Good idea. Vivi!
Vivi ran in and said...
Vivi: Is everything okay?
Brenla: We just want to ask a question.
Vivi: Um...okay?
Kayla: How did you guys get into the castle?
Vivi: Zidane had vanished from Alexandria 3 months before now. I found him while I was wandering Solara and asked me to help him find someone to help him stop Garland.
Maddie: Did you ask him how he got to Solara?
Vivi: No...
Brenla: I'd like you to ask him that when he wakes up.
Vivi: Okay.
A/N:
Sapphire: Cliffhangers! Mwahahaha!
Eiko: AWW!
Kayla: SON OF AN OGLOP!
Kuja: Seriously?
Sapphire: Accept it, Kuja.
Steiner: Wait...why did he faint? WHAT'S HE HIDING?!
Sapphire: Can't spoil. Sorry, Steiner. It'll be revealed in the story.
Steiner: Alright...