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It was a cold morning as we divided into two main groups: the children, and the adults. I was dressed in a silver robe. Zane, Zinnia, and Alicia, wore blue robes over their clothes. Vivelo and Cyrus wore brown robes.
"Vanessa, you are to take care of Bermecia, understand?" Zidane ordered. I nodded, quietly and turned to the children.
"Come on, let's go." I said quietly. They nodded and walked ahead. It was going to be a long trip. We kept walking until we reached the edge of a cliff. I glanced down into the Evil Forest. It was too high to jump. The wind brushed my hair away from my face. I stepped closer to the edge slowly. It was a steep drop. There was no way we could get down safely.
Maybe I could use my powers to fly them down. No way, I told myself. I jumped over the side and slid down onto the ground. I landed hard on my feet but other than that I was fine. Cyrus and the others looked down at me.
"Are you coming are not?" I yelled. Cyrus jumped down with Alicia in his arms. He landed on his feet too. Zane jumped down next with Vivelo and Zinnia jumped down last. They were all fine, much to my relief. I turned around and started walking to the Ice Cavern. We reached the exit in a matter of minutes and looked around. This is going to be long and uncomfortable..
Kuja's P.O.V.
I watched Vanessa walk away with the children slowly. I glanced at Zidane, slowly.
"Are you sure they'll be ok?" I asked.
"Sure. If they get in trouble, Vanessa will protect them." I nodded slowly. I didn't know if Vanessa had a tolerance for kids. If she didn't they would probably drive her crazy. I shivered slightly under my silver robe. I really hope they don't get in trouble, I thought.
"We have to make sure that Lindblum is ok. Then we head straight for Bermecia." Zidane ordered.
"Ok Zidane. We better get going." I muttered. Zidane nodded and boarded the Hilda Guarde 4, followed by the others. I walked in slowly after casting once last glance at Alexandria. The Invincible lifted up from the ground and flew off towards Lindblum. 30 minutes later, we landed in Lindblum Grand Castle's airship dock. Lindblum was in a messy situation right now. Katrina and the Genomes had taken over the country and spread panic.
Zidane peeked out of the exit portal first and looked around. The hall was deserted.
"Ok, lets go." Zidane whispered. Eiko and Vivi ran up the stairs first, not caring if they got caught. Apparently we were too late to stop Katrina. Our first plan had failed. However, we still had Vanessa and the others to count on. Hopefully, they could do what we couldn't.
P.O.V Change: Vanessa
We didn't stop until we got past the Qu's Marsh. I breathed a sigh of relief. Alicia's nonstop whining nearly drove me mad.
"What's that?" Zinnia asked. Cyrus and I looked were Zinnia was pointing.
"That looks like a Qu or something." The 'Qu' walked up to us.
"I no something. Me Quina."
"Oh..Quina. We heard so much about you from Zidane."
"Uh huh." I muttered sarcastically. Honestly, I never heard of Quina. I guess its because I insolated myself from the world. Or something like that.
"I'm hungry." Zane, Zinnia, Alicia and Vivelo complained.
"No problem. I cook food for you." Quina offered. He pulled out a sack or some sort and pulled out a pot, some food, cooking utensils, and a pile of wood. Everyone except me sweatdropped. Vivelo came over and lighted the pile of wood with Firaga. Quina walked over to the river and got some fresh water. Then he grounded up some things that he had and added a large piece of meat in. Meanwhile, I was setting up a large tent for everyone else to sleep in. Then I thought about Quina. I don't think the others will be too happy about this.
"It ready now!" Quina yelled. Everyone sat down around the fire and picked up their bowls. Maybe Quina wasn't so bad after all. I mean he even set out bowls for us. I frowned slightly. I haven't received such kindness in a long time. It felt good, actually. Everyone finished his or her soup quickly. I finished last and yawned.
"Quina, you can have my spot tonight." I said, calmly.
"Thank you. But you need sleep. I be fine by myself."
"Are you sure?"
"I sure."
"That was really nice what you did for us, you know."
"I do anything for friends of Zidane." I nodded slowly and sighed. I turned back to the tent were everyone was sleeping. I climbed in and closed the flap. However, I couldn't sleep. I looked around at everyone. They were all asleep. I don't see how they can sleep without worrying about things. It really makes me wonder why Genomes are so different from people.
The next morning, I was the first to wake up. I had gotten at least 2 hours of sleep. Quina was fishing on the shore for our breakfast. I don't understand him/her. I guess I really don't understand myself. Why am I thinking about this now? I mean other times it never really crossed my mind. I felt confused. Quina walked past me and put the fish on a stick. He had a big one, capable of feeding all of us. Cyrus was the next one to get up out of the tent.
"Good Morning Vanessa and Quina." He greeted softly.
"Morning Cyrus." Quina and I muttered. Soon, we were eating fresh cooked fish for breakfast. I stood up after finishing my half of the fish.
"We better get going guys. If we are going to sneak into Bermecia, we better get started." Everyone nodded and helped Quina clean his/her stuff up. We reached Bermecia in a matter of minutes. We were soaked by the time we got in the nation. Sure enough, Katrina was still there. Genomes were all over the place. I snarled. This wasn't going to be easy. Hopefully the others will be here soon, I thought. I unsheathed my sword and walked ahead.
Cyrus unsheathed his sword and followed behind me slowly. Zane held the others back the gate just in case we needed any back up. As we came across a corner, it became clear that Katrina knew we were here. Suddenly, 30 Genomes surround us. I looked around me, slowly.
"We're outnumbered." Cyrus whispered to me.
"I'll change that. Elemental types: Fire and Ice!" I yelled. Instantly, two copies of me appeared. The fire copy stood on the rooftop, smirking. The Ice copy stood on another rooftop, also smirking. I have 7separate forms of me: Fire, Ice, Wind, Lightning, Shadow, Holy, and Earth. Each one more dangerous than the other.
"Flare and Blizzaga." I muttered. The Fire clone of me raised its hand and cast Flare. The ice did the same and cast Blizzaga. A number of Genomes were damaged from both spells. Those who didn't backed away. I snapped my fingers and made the copies disappear.
"Whoa.." Cyrus muttered.
"Uh. Its not what you think."
"Don't worry about it." I nodded and went further ahead. The Genomes didn't put up a fight anymore so we didn't have to worry about them. Katrina was waiting in front of the palace.
"Let me guess. You're here to stop me." Katrina said sarcastically.
"Shut up, Katrina."
"Vanessa, why don't you join me? You could have anything you want. Garland wants you back." I hesitated to answer this. The word Garland had put me at a loss for words.
"..You will never get me to join your side." Katrina glared at me.
"Do you honestly think you can fit in with Zidane and the others?"
"What are you talking about, Katrina?" I snarled.
"You are stupid. Anyway, if you wont join me. I'll force you!" Katrina unsheathed The Dragon's Hair and held it in front of her. I eased into my fighting stance and locked eyes with Katrina. Meanwhile, at the entrance, Zidane and the others arrived. Kuja ran ahead through the streets. By the time he made it up to the palace square, Katrina and I had vanished..
Author's Note: What will happen to Vanessa? And what was Katrina talking about? All this and more in Chapter 5!
It was a cold morning as we divided into two main groups: the children, and the adults. I was dressed in a silver robe. Zane, Zinnia, and Alicia, wore blue robes over their clothes. Vivelo and Cyrus wore brown robes.
"Vanessa, you are to take care of Bermecia, understand?" Zidane ordered. I nodded, quietly and turned to the children.
"Come on, let's go." I said quietly. They nodded and walked ahead. It was going to be a long trip. We kept walking until we reached the edge of a cliff. I glanced down into the Evil Forest. It was too high to jump. The wind brushed my hair away from my face. I stepped closer to the edge slowly. It was a steep drop. There was no way we could get down safely.
Maybe I could use my powers to fly them down. No way, I told myself. I jumped over the side and slid down onto the ground. I landed hard on my feet but other than that I was fine. Cyrus and the others looked down at me.
"Are you coming are not?" I yelled. Cyrus jumped down with Alicia in his arms. He landed on his feet too. Zane jumped down next with Vivelo and Zinnia jumped down last. They were all fine, much to my relief. I turned around and started walking to the Ice Cavern. We reached the exit in a matter of minutes and looked around. This is going to be long and uncomfortable..
Kuja's P.O.V.
I watched Vanessa walk away with the children slowly. I glanced at Zidane, slowly.
"Are you sure they'll be ok?" I asked.
"Sure. If they get in trouble, Vanessa will protect them." I nodded slowly. I didn't know if Vanessa had a tolerance for kids. If she didn't they would probably drive her crazy. I shivered slightly under my silver robe. I really hope they don't get in trouble, I thought.
"We have to make sure that Lindblum is ok. Then we head straight for Bermecia." Zidane ordered.
"Ok Zidane. We better get going." I muttered. Zidane nodded and boarded the Hilda Guarde 4, followed by the others. I walked in slowly after casting once last glance at Alexandria. The Invincible lifted up from the ground and flew off towards Lindblum. 30 minutes later, we landed in Lindblum Grand Castle's airship dock. Lindblum was in a messy situation right now. Katrina and the Genomes had taken over the country and spread panic.
Zidane peeked out of the exit portal first and looked around. The hall was deserted.
"Ok, lets go." Zidane whispered. Eiko and Vivi ran up the stairs first, not caring if they got caught. Apparently we were too late to stop Katrina. Our first plan had failed. However, we still had Vanessa and the others to count on. Hopefully, they could do what we couldn't.
P.O.V Change: Vanessa
We didn't stop until we got past the Qu's Marsh. I breathed a sigh of relief. Alicia's nonstop whining nearly drove me mad.
"What's that?" Zinnia asked. Cyrus and I looked were Zinnia was pointing.
"That looks like a Qu or something." The 'Qu' walked up to us.
"I no something. Me Quina."
"Oh..Quina. We heard so much about you from Zidane."
"Uh huh." I muttered sarcastically. Honestly, I never heard of Quina. I guess its because I insolated myself from the world. Or something like that.
"I'm hungry." Zane, Zinnia, Alicia and Vivelo complained.
"No problem. I cook food for you." Quina offered. He pulled out a sack or some sort and pulled out a pot, some food, cooking utensils, and a pile of wood. Everyone except me sweatdropped. Vivelo came over and lighted the pile of wood with Firaga. Quina walked over to the river and got some fresh water. Then he grounded up some things that he had and added a large piece of meat in. Meanwhile, I was setting up a large tent for everyone else to sleep in. Then I thought about Quina. I don't think the others will be too happy about this.
"It ready now!" Quina yelled. Everyone sat down around the fire and picked up their bowls. Maybe Quina wasn't so bad after all. I mean he even set out bowls for us. I frowned slightly. I haven't received such kindness in a long time. It felt good, actually. Everyone finished his or her soup quickly. I finished last and yawned.
"Quina, you can have my spot tonight." I said, calmly.
"Thank you. But you need sleep. I be fine by myself."
"Are you sure?"
"I sure."
"That was really nice what you did for us, you know."
"I do anything for friends of Zidane." I nodded slowly and sighed. I turned back to the tent were everyone was sleeping. I climbed in and closed the flap. However, I couldn't sleep. I looked around at everyone. They were all asleep. I don't see how they can sleep without worrying about things. It really makes me wonder why Genomes are so different from people.
The next morning, I was the first to wake up. I had gotten at least 2 hours of sleep. Quina was fishing on the shore for our breakfast. I don't understand him/her. I guess I really don't understand myself. Why am I thinking about this now? I mean other times it never really crossed my mind. I felt confused. Quina walked past me and put the fish on a stick. He had a big one, capable of feeding all of us. Cyrus was the next one to get up out of the tent.
"Good Morning Vanessa and Quina." He greeted softly.
"Morning Cyrus." Quina and I muttered. Soon, we were eating fresh cooked fish for breakfast. I stood up after finishing my half of the fish.
"We better get going guys. If we are going to sneak into Bermecia, we better get started." Everyone nodded and helped Quina clean his/her stuff up. We reached Bermecia in a matter of minutes. We were soaked by the time we got in the nation. Sure enough, Katrina was still there. Genomes were all over the place. I snarled. This wasn't going to be easy. Hopefully the others will be here soon, I thought. I unsheathed my sword and walked ahead.
Cyrus unsheathed his sword and followed behind me slowly. Zane held the others back the gate just in case we needed any back up. As we came across a corner, it became clear that Katrina knew we were here. Suddenly, 30 Genomes surround us. I looked around me, slowly.
"We're outnumbered." Cyrus whispered to me.
"I'll change that. Elemental types: Fire and Ice!" I yelled. Instantly, two copies of me appeared. The fire copy stood on the rooftop, smirking. The Ice copy stood on another rooftop, also smirking. I have 7separate forms of me: Fire, Ice, Wind, Lightning, Shadow, Holy, and Earth. Each one more dangerous than the other.
"Flare and Blizzaga." I muttered. The Fire clone of me raised its hand and cast Flare. The ice did the same and cast Blizzaga. A number of Genomes were damaged from both spells. Those who didn't backed away. I snapped my fingers and made the copies disappear.
"Whoa.." Cyrus muttered.
"Uh. Its not what you think."
"Don't worry about it." I nodded and went further ahead. The Genomes didn't put up a fight anymore so we didn't have to worry about them. Katrina was waiting in front of the palace.
"Let me guess. You're here to stop me." Katrina said sarcastically.
"Shut up, Katrina."
"Vanessa, why don't you join me? You could have anything you want. Garland wants you back." I hesitated to answer this. The word Garland had put me at a loss for words.
"..You will never get me to join your side." Katrina glared at me.
"Do you honestly think you can fit in with Zidane and the others?"
"What are you talking about, Katrina?" I snarled.
"You are stupid. Anyway, if you wont join me. I'll force you!" Katrina unsheathed The Dragon's Hair and held it in front of her. I eased into my fighting stance and locked eyes with Katrina. Meanwhile, at the entrance, Zidane and the others arrived. Kuja ran ahead through the streets. By the time he made it up to the palace square, Katrina and I had vanished..
Author's Note: What will happen to Vanessa? And what was Katrina talking about? All this and more in Chapter 5!