Disclaimer: Yeah, yeah you know. I don't own FF9. But if I did, I'd be rich and then I would finally own Kuja! Khehehehehehehehehe! ^.^
Alicia was walking up to her room to change when she head a rustling sound. She froze in her tracks. "Zane?" she called out. There was no answer. Alicia opened the door and looked around slowly. Everything seemed normal, so she stepped inside. Zane happened to be walking up the stairs when he heard Alicia scream. He took off running down the hallway. When he got to the doorway, he Alicia being held by a shadowy figure.
"Let her go!' Zane yelled, unsheathing the daggers he had by his side to form The Tower sword. In the Grand Hall, everyone grew silent. They all heard the scream. Queen Garnet grew hysterical. Kuja and Zidane got up at the same time and started towards the stairs. However, they didn't have to go far as Zane was thrown in across the room into a wall by the girl. "Vanessa." Kuja snarled. "Kuja, nice to see you again.." Vanessa greeted sarcastically. "What are you doing here?" Kuja spat. "I'm here to get revenge of course."
Kuja wasted no time raising his hand to his forehead concentrating on the Holy Spell he was about to cast. The spell shimmered in his hand when he finally looked back up at Vanessa. He hesitated instantly. Alicia was still in her arms. There was no way he would fire that spell at Vanessa well Alicia in the way. Sure, he wouldn't mind doing it but the fact that it was Zidane's child meant instant death for him. Right now, all he could do was shake his head at Zidane, signaling that he couldn't fire the spell. A cry of "Spear!" was heard as Freya plummeted to the ground in front of Vanessa and took Alicia then bounced back into the air again.
A light colored beam shot out of Kuja's hand, heading in the direction of Vanessa. Vanessa lifted her hand to reflect the beam, but it was way too strong. With a cry of "Ugh..", Vanessa was slammed into the wall at high speed. She flinched slightly, picked herself back up and was surrounded by Steiner, Beatrix, and Cyrus. They conjured up a Anti-Magic barrier around her making it extremely difficult to cast attack magic. She succumbed to the barrier because she wasn't at full strength. Queen Garnet walked up to the barrier. "Take her away, Beatrix." She commanded. "Yes, your highness." They escorted Vanessa downstairs quickly. "Now, Kuja tell me what's going on." Garnet said. "I'll tell you later, Garnet." Zidane quickly interrupted. Garnet nodded and escorted everyone else to the guest rooms. The night was a quiet one. However, Kuja couldn't sleep. His mind refused to rest. He couldn't relax knowing that Vanessa was here in the castle. The door opened. Kuja didn't bother to move from where he was at.
He knew that it was Katrina. "Uh..Garnet told me to bring you some tea." Katrina whispered. "Thank you." Kuja muttered, ignoring the dryness in his voice. "That girl..Vanessa. She was of Genome descendant, right?" "Yeah." "But if Terra was destroyed, how could she.." "I can't understand it either." "Well, what are we going to do?" "I'm not sure." Katrina handed Kuja his cup of tea. Kuja took it and sipped lightly. "Well, I'm going to bed. See ya." "…Bye." Katrina walked out and closed the door behind her quietly. I don't see how she was freed, Kuja thought. I sealed her using the strongest magic I had. And yet, she still broke free. I still don't understand..
Author's Note: In the next chapter things get serious as the Mist reappears and Vanessa brakes free. Kuja meets a unfortunate accident in the next chapter so don't give up on me now!
Alicia was walking up to her room to change when she head a rustling sound. She froze in her tracks. "Zane?" she called out. There was no answer. Alicia opened the door and looked around slowly. Everything seemed normal, so she stepped inside. Zane happened to be walking up the stairs when he heard Alicia scream. He took off running down the hallway. When he got to the doorway, he Alicia being held by a shadowy figure.
"Let her go!' Zane yelled, unsheathing the daggers he had by his side to form The Tower sword. In the Grand Hall, everyone grew silent. They all heard the scream. Queen Garnet grew hysterical. Kuja and Zidane got up at the same time and started towards the stairs. However, they didn't have to go far as Zane was thrown in across the room into a wall by the girl. "Vanessa." Kuja snarled. "Kuja, nice to see you again.." Vanessa greeted sarcastically. "What are you doing here?" Kuja spat. "I'm here to get revenge of course."
Kuja wasted no time raising his hand to his forehead concentrating on the Holy Spell he was about to cast. The spell shimmered in his hand when he finally looked back up at Vanessa. He hesitated instantly. Alicia was still in her arms. There was no way he would fire that spell at Vanessa well Alicia in the way. Sure, he wouldn't mind doing it but the fact that it was Zidane's child meant instant death for him. Right now, all he could do was shake his head at Zidane, signaling that he couldn't fire the spell. A cry of "Spear!" was heard as Freya plummeted to the ground in front of Vanessa and took Alicia then bounced back into the air again.
A light colored beam shot out of Kuja's hand, heading in the direction of Vanessa. Vanessa lifted her hand to reflect the beam, but it was way too strong. With a cry of "Ugh..", Vanessa was slammed into the wall at high speed. She flinched slightly, picked herself back up and was surrounded by Steiner, Beatrix, and Cyrus. They conjured up a Anti-Magic barrier around her making it extremely difficult to cast attack magic. She succumbed to the barrier because she wasn't at full strength. Queen Garnet walked up to the barrier. "Take her away, Beatrix." She commanded. "Yes, your highness." They escorted Vanessa downstairs quickly. "Now, Kuja tell me what's going on." Garnet said. "I'll tell you later, Garnet." Zidane quickly interrupted. Garnet nodded and escorted everyone else to the guest rooms. The night was a quiet one. However, Kuja couldn't sleep. His mind refused to rest. He couldn't relax knowing that Vanessa was here in the castle. The door opened. Kuja didn't bother to move from where he was at.
He knew that it was Katrina. "Uh..Garnet told me to bring you some tea." Katrina whispered. "Thank you." Kuja muttered, ignoring the dryness in his voice. "That girl..Vanessa. She was of Genome descendant, right?" "Yeah." "But if Terra was destroyed, how could she.." "I can't understand it either." "Well, what are we going to do?" "I'm not sure." Katrina handed Kuja his cup of tea. Kuja took it and sipped lightly. "Well, I'm going to bed. See ya." "…Bye." Katrina walked out and closed the door behind her quietly. I don't see how she was freed, Kuja thought. I sealed her using the strongest magic I had. And yet, she still broke free. I still don't understand..
Author's Note: In the next chapter things get serious as the Mist reappears and Vanessa brakes free. Kuja meets a unfortunate accident in the next chapter so don't give up on me now!