TO THE GIRL WHO'S GOT IT ALL
Chapter. 5
Zidane layed sprawled on the ground, knocked over by the impact.
He rubbed his head with the back of his hand, and quickly checked
that the orb was undamaged. Not a even scratch! But still, three
tall guys armed with long katanas were hovering above him.
"Please give us the device!"
said the tall, coloured one. Judging from the look on his face, he
was not in a very good mood. Zidane smiled one of his most charming
smiles. It usually made the girls drool. This one, however, was not
impressed. They kept their katanas pointing directly at his throat.
If he tried to get up, they'd kill him. Well, this just kept getting
better! This way, Alexandria would never have a king at all! Unless
Dagger found someone else of course. But he didn't think she would
want anyone else!
"Look, guys," he said in a voice he hoped sounded calm and friendly.
"Why don't we just calm down a little here, huh? I'll concider
giving you the orb if you'll just tell me what it is and why you
want it so badly. Sounds OK?"
"We have already informed you that your question is impossible to
answer. We do not have the permission."
"Ooookay... er... But you really don't need to kill me, do you?"
"Yes, we do. If you keep resisting, that is."
Zidane concidered this for a moment. If he gave them the orb, he'd
have wasted an entire day for nothing! And he wouldn't have a gift
for Dagger anymore either.... Besides, if he told her he'd been robbed,
she would never believe him. The greatest thief ever, he liked to think
so anyway, robbed by a bunch of rookies?! No way! He reached for his
daggers, when something suddenly happened.
The orb started to emitt an intensely bright blue light and floated
effortlessly up in front of him.
Zidane merely stared at it. So did the weirdoes with the katanas.
The little blue star in the middle was obviously the light-source,
magnified by the crystal. Zidane found himself in complete awe.
It was so beautiful....
Again he wondered why anyone would've left something like that in such
a filthy old shop. Suddenly, the sleek blond guy floated two feet off
the ground! He simply just took off! He waved his arms madly, trying to
get down. But it was no use.
Suddenly, the coloured man was lifted off the ground as well along with
the rest of them. Zidane, however, remained still.
He watched them curiously for a moment, fighting the urge to throw a
rock or something at them just for fun. Instead, he got to his feet
and reached out a palm, hoping for the orb to float into it.
And, weird as though it seemed, it did!
"Cool..." he muttered. Suddenly, an idea came to his conciousness and
he decided to try it. He held up the orb, which was still glowing,
and said in a firm voice: "I want...er... these guys to...er...fall down
those stairs!"
And as he said so, they floated quickly towards the stair-case leading
down to Ruby's bar and fell down like rocks.
Zidane blinked a cople of times.
"Awsome..."
Well, now he knew why they wanted it so badly! This was just too cool!
He wondered how much damage he could do with it. Could he perhaps
destroy an entire city with it? Not that he felt like destroying
anything, but if this... wishing-orb, or whatever it was, fell into the
wrong hands...! He decided to try it again.
He held it up, like before, and said: "I wish..." What to wish for?
"I...er... I wish that I had a cat!"
A cat?! How stupid! But it was the only thing he could come up with.
And only saconds later, a cat came along.
Hey... this was fun!
He wondered what would've happened if Kuja had ever gotten his hands on
this thing. Not that he needed it. Kuja could probably create his own
cats. But not even Kuja could destroy a city unless he had achieved
Trance. Again Zidane had to remind himself that he didn't know for sure if
it could actually destroy a city. But it seemed likely, anyway.
Well, this new discovery would surely cause a slight change of plans.
First of all, he would have to change its name from 'orb' to....
'wishing-orb'! And that he had to get away before the weirdoes woke up and
found their katanas. Not that it really mattered anymore, he could just
throw them down some other stair-case, or something like that.
But if they somehow managed to steal it from him....!
Quickly, he ran towards the little clock-tower around the corner.
They would never look for him on the roof tops. But as he entered the
small tower, he noticed the presence of someone else there as well.
"Who's there?" he asked, as it was too dark for him to see much.
"Well, well, well... So someone did find it then. Oh well, it had to
happen sooner or later." It was the voice of a woman. Rather deep and
melodious. Quite beautiful really...
"S'queeze me? What found who?"
She laughed quietly.
"You mean 'who found what'? I mean that you found the thing you are holding
in your hand."
"The wishing-orb? Are you going to try and steal it as well?"
"Steal it? No, I would never dream of doing such a thing. 'Wishing-orb, huh?
Yes, you really do wish it was a wishing-orb, don't you?"
Zidane scratched the back of his head, feeling a little confused. What did she
mean by that?
"Well, it grants my wishes..." he muttered.
"No, it doesn't," she said. Sounding as though she was about burst into
laughter any minute.
"Yes it does! You didn't see it-"
"Oh, but I did," she broke him off.
"I did indeed. It doesn't grant any wishes! Don't you even know what it is?"
"It's a wishing-orb!"
"No, it isn't."
"What is it then, huh? Perhaps you'd like to tell me?"
She laughed again.
"Wouldn't you like to know...? Well, it's kind of... I don't know... As a
matter of fact, I don't think you will believe me if I tell you."
And before Zidane could say: 'fine! I didn't want to know it anyway!'
She snapped the orb and disappeared up the stairs and up on the roof-tops.
"How rude!" he muttered, and ran after her.
[Authors note: Hah! You thought you knew it now, dincha? Sorry folks, but none
of you have guessed it. Keep on guessing though, I'll tell ya soon.
Oh, you're soooo going to kill me when I do ^_^]
Chapter. 5
Zidane layed sprawled on the ground, knocked over by the impact.
He rubbed his head with the back of his hand, and quickly checked
that the orb was undamaged. Not a even scratch! But still, three
tall guys armed with long katanas were hovering above him.
"Please give us the device!"
said the tall, coloured one. Judging from the look on his face, he
was not in a very good mood. Zidane smiled one of his most charming
smiles. It usually made the girls drool. This one, however, was not
impressed. They kept their katanas pointing directly at his throat.
If he tried to get up, they'd kill him. Well, this just kept getting
better! This way, Alexandria would never have a king at all! Unless
Dagger found someone else of course. But he didn't think she would
want anyone else!
"Look, guys," he said in a voice he hoped sounded calm and friendly.
"Why don't we just calm down a little here, huh? I'll concider
giving you the orb if you'll just tell me what it is and why you
want it so badly. Sounds OK?"
"We have already informed you that your question is impossible to
answer. We do not have the permission."
"Ooookay... er... But you really don't need to kill me, do you?"
"Yes, we do. If you keep resisting, that is."
Zidane concidered this for a moment. If he gave them the orb, he'd
have wasted an entire day for nothing! And he wouldn't have a gift
for Dagger anymore either.... Besides, if he told her he'd been robbed,
she would never believe him. The greatest thief ever, he liked to think
so anyway, robbed by a bunch of rookies?! No way! He reached for his
daggers, when something suddenly happened.
The orb started to emitt an intensely bright blue light and floated
effortlessly up in front of him.
Zidane merely stared at it. So did the weirdoes with the katanas.
The little blue star in the middle was obviously the light-source,
magnified by the crystal. Zidane found himself in complete awe.
It was so beautiful....
Again he wondered why anyone would've left something like that in such
a filthy old shop. Suddenly, the sleek blond guy floated two feet off
the ground! He simply just took off! He waved his arms madly, trying to
get down. But it was no use.
Suddenly, the coloured man was lifted off the ground as well along with
the rest of them. Zidane, however, remained still.
He watched them curiously for a moment, fighting the urge to throw a
rock or something at them just for fun. Instead, he got to his feet
and reached out a palm, hoping for the orb to float into it.
And, weird as though it seemed, it did!
"Cool..." he muttered. Suddenly, an idea came to his conciousness and
he decided to try it. He held up the orb, which was still glowing,
and said in a firm voice: "I want...er... these guys to...er...fall down
those stairs!"
And as he said so, they floated quickly towards the stair-case leading
down to Ruby's bar and fell down like rocks.
Zidane blinked a cople of times.
"Awsome..."
Well, now he knew why they wanted it so badly! This was just too cool!
He wondered how much damage he could do with it. Could he perhaps
destroy an entire city with it? Not that he felt like destroying
anything, but if this... wishing-orb, or whatever it was, fell into the
wrong hands...! He decided to try it again.
He held it up, like before, and said: "I wish..." What to wish for?
"I...er... I wish that I had a cat!"
A cat?! How stupid! But it was the only thing he could come up with.
And only saconds later, a cat came along.
Hey... this was fun!
He wondered what would've happened if Kuja had ever gotten his hands on
this thing. Not that he needed it. Kuja could probably create his own
cats. But not even Kuja could destroy a city unless he had achieved
Trance. Again Zidane had to remind himself that he didn't know for sure if
it could actually destroy a city. But it seemed likely, anyway.
Well, this new discovery would surely cause a slight change of plans.
First of all, he would have to change its name from 'orb' to....
'wishing-orb'! And that he had to get away before the weirdoes woke up and
found their katanas. Not that it really mattered anymore, he could just
throw them down some other stair-case, or something like that.
But if they somehow managed to steal it from him....!
Quickly, he ran towards the little clock-tower around the corner.
They would never look for him on the roof tops. But as he entered the
small tower, he noticed the presence of someone else there as well.
"Who's there?" he asked, as it was too dark for him to see much.
"Well, well, well... So someone did find it then. Oh well, it had to
happen sooner or later." It was the voice of a woman. Rather deep and
melodious. Quite beautiful really...
"S'queeze me? What found who?"
She laughed quietly.
"You mean 'who found what'? I mean that you found the thing you are holding
in your hand."
"The wishing-orb? Are you going to try and steal it as well?"
"Steal it? No, I would never dream of doing such a thing. 'Wishing-orb, huh?
Yes, you really do wish it was a wishing-orb, don't you?"
Zidane scratched the back of his head, feeling a little confused. What did she
mean by that?
"Well, it grants my wishes..." he muttered.
"No, it doesn't," she said. Sounding as though she was about burst into
laughter any minute.
"Yes it does! You didn't see it-"
"Oh, but I did," she broke him off.
"I did indeed. It doesn't grant any wishes! Don't you even know what it is?"
"It's a wishing-orb!"
"No, it isn't."
"What is it then, huh? Perhaps you'd like to tell me?"
She laughed again.
"Wouldn't you like to know...? Well, it's kind of... I don't know... As a
matter of fact, I don't think you will believe me if I tell you."
And before Zidane could say: 'fine! I didn't want to know it anyway!'
She snapped the orb and disappeared up the stairs and up on the roof-tops.
"How rude!" he muttered, and ran after her.
[Authors note: Hah! You thought you knew it now, dincha? Sorry folks, but none
of you have guessed it. Keep on guessing though, I'll tell ya soon.
Oh, you're soooo going to kill me when I do ^_^]
