Chapter 2:Differences

"Can't this thing go any faster?!" Zidane was frustrated. They got Eiko back but they're loosing Kuja. "*Grrrr* Come on!" He ran out to the deck "Damn!" Zidane smacked the railing with his fist. Vivi jumped as his friend cursed at what just happened. They lost Kuja.

"What do we do now?" Dagger looked at the team then to Zidane. That's when the whole ship rocked horribly. Everyone grabbed a hold on something but Vivi tripped and fell. Luckily Steiner took hold of his hand "I got you Master Vivi!" A blast was heard and the ship rocked again this time even worse. Steiner lost his grip on Vivi and tried to grab him again but failed. Vivi was thrown away from the group to the opposite side of the railing that held his friends. He quickly got up and tried to run back to his friends but the ship was moving too much. He grabbed the railing on the side of the ship and kept his eyes on his comrades. He was frightened of the whole situation. He didn't know what to do but now he didn't have to do anything. Zidane darted across the ship to him. But it was too late. Another explosion caused the ship to tilt to one side, Vivi's side. The railing broke and fell off the side with the little mage. Zidane dove for Vivi, with his hand out, hoping to grab anything but it was all in vein. "Vivi!" he heard friends call out.

*THUD*

The mage boy was moving around in his sleep causing the hammock to flip over with him in it. "Ow! That hurt…" He got up rubbing his rear. He looked around and realized that he was in one of the rooms Arc said he could stay in. he thought about the dream he just had.

Was that a dream? It had to be. I'm still here in Arcs home. Wait! Is that how I got here? How did I survive the fall tho…….. I hope Zidane and the other are Ok. Maybe they landed not to far away from here. *growl* Uuuuuuu but first I think I'll have something to eat.

He walked to the door with his stomach still growling. When he opened the door he was shocked at what he saw. Five different mages, a Narainian, and a Bumercian were in the next room. The mage by the table was tall and slender. He had a tall hat with a triangle coming from the base of it that almost reached the point of it. He wore a dark green jacket with a bunch of weird designs on the collar and cuffs. One of the mages that was sitting on the floor wore a solid purple. It had no designs on it. What was funny about the mage was that the jacket was way to big for him. Sitting next to him was nice female mage. Her figure stood out along with the way she moved. Her jacket looked a lot like Vivi's only it had one strap holding it shut. The fourth mage really freak Vivi out tho. She looked like the Black Waltz No.3 only smaller. More like a mini waltz. She didn't have any feathers lining the collar of her jacket but she still looked very scary to Vivi.

"Good morning Vivi. Did ya have a good night?" Suzuki being the fifth mage there walked up to him he couldn't recognize her because she didn't have her scarf and jacket on. She was where a long sleeve shirt witch was held closed by a belt like strap around her chest. She also wore a girdle like strap around her waste.

"Vivi it's me…Sazukie." She poked him on his nose. "Oh" he stated. He kept on studying her. "You look so different…"

"She always looks different when she ain't wearing her jacket." The little mage that was sitting with the girl mage looked at his direction. His eyes were dim Vivi noticed. Sazukie saw this and walked up to Vivi. "Why is his eyes like that?" Vivi looked at Sazukie after asking his question. She shook her head. "He's blind."

"It's time for us to go. Our lesson is going to start soon" the black winged mage snorted. The other mage girl got up from where she was sitting and followed her friend out of the apartment. The mage that stood near the table shook his head. "What a stuck up girl. She thinks just because her parents are in the high council she can go and act superior to others around her. Well what can you do right? I'm Jiffeory and this is my young friend Little Joey. The black winged thing was Gorganna. Pay no attention to her" Vivi still wasn't very sure what to think at that moment. It isn't every day you see a black mage that looks like a Black Waltz. Vivi's thought was interrupted by the sound of a door opening. Arc walked into his home holding some bags in his arms. Lour, the Bumercian, was happy to see him. "Welcome home Arc!" the boy said greeting Arc with a hug. The old mage patted Lour's head. "It's nice to be home." He slowly walked to the table. He settled the bags on the table and started to unpack them.

"C-can I help?" Vivi walked up to Arc and looked at him with his bright yellow eyes. Arc gave the small child a soft smile and nodded. Vivi dragged a stool to the table and stood on it. He began to unload on of the bags that was closes to him. It didn't take long for his clumsiness to kick in for when he took out a jar his lost his grip on it and dropped it. The jar hit the table then rolled a few inches before it stopped. Vivi became super nervous and looked straight up at Arc. The mage just smiled and pick up the jar then sat it down on its bottom.

"There. Now what would you kids like to have?" He rested his hands on his hips. Tipp the little kitten, Jiffeory, and Little Joey all called out "SMOKED FISH PLEASE!!" Arc chuckled and gave them their breakfast. "I would like an apple." Lour held out his hand after telling his old friend what he wanted. Arc held out the apple for Lour to grab. The four kids then walked out of the home while saying thank you to the mage. He turned to Sazukie and Vivi after the children had left. " What would you like to eat?" he smiled.

"I would like some toast please" Sazukie sat at the table. Vivi sat down on the stool he was standing on. "U-ummm……I want some too.." he said quietly. Arc smile humbly at them. He started a small fire on the stove and held two pieces of bread over it. The bread burned to a golden brown then was taken away from the flames. "Now be careful. It's still very hot." He handed the two little mage children their toast. Vivi blew on his piece before he started to eat it. Sazukie smile as she ate her toast. "I love toast *crunch*"

Maybe I should ask him if any air ships had come by. It would be a good idea to ask….

Vivi finished his toast then looked up to his new friend. "Arc? Was there any airships that had land any where near here the other day?" Arc looked down to Vivi and saw that he had crumbs all over his face. Arc had to chuckle a bit at the dirty face. He took a cloth and began to wipe Vivi's face. "*sigh* I'm afraid not. Not too many out side ships come to our little island." Vivi sank a little in his chair. He wanted to look for his friends but he didn't know where to look. The old mage saw the little frown on Vivi's face. He wanted to help him but how. Then he got an idea. "Sazukie. Does your friends Kit have a ship?" His granddaughter looked at him. "Yeah grandpapa. The Mirra. Why?" Arc looked at Vivi who was curious of what the older mage had in mind. Sazukie on the other hand knew what her grandfather had planned. She got up and went to get her scarf and jacket. When she came back Vivi reconized her at once. A redish-grey scarf was wrapped around her neck and covered half of her face. She had her deep red and bronze moon shaped designs with some circled jacket on. The designs were on the collar and the cuffs. The back of it looked a lot like the back of Vivi's jacket but instead of a light color it was a bronze color with deep red designs.

"Come with me to the harbor. My friend can take you to the main land from there." Vivi's eyes light up from hope. A ship that would take him to the main land so he could look for his friends. He hopped off the chair and walked with Sazukie out the door.