FORGOTTEN MEMORIES
Chapter 4
"So... didja get your project finished?" Maranda ran towards him before school started the following day. Daleck was sitting on a stone wall, just yards away from the school.
"Well, most of it." Daleck pulled out the recently developed photos he took of the pendant at the museum, and held it up at the rock Maranda threw to him.
"What are you doing?"
"Come here, Maranda. There's something that I want to show you." She quickly walked to the place where he sat and looked at his rock.
"Ooh, that's a pretty stone."
"Do you recognize it?"
She stared at it in bewilderment, then with a quick grin on her face, she replied, "Isn't that the rock that I threw at you!? That hit you right in the forehead! Ahahaha!"
"Well, besides that! Look closer..." She moved her head closer to the rock.
"Wow... it looks like a crystal..."
"Not just any crystal." He pulled out the picture of the half pendant he took in the museum and held it next to the rock. Maranda gasped.
"It's like a puzzle!"
"Do you know what this means? I have half of Princess Garnet's legendary pendant!"
"That's awesome Daleck! So what are you gonna do with it?"
"I don't know... I'll probably use it in my project... then after school, I'm gonna head to the museum for more info."
"Well be careful with that, Daleck. You know all the stories about Eidolons and whatnot. Don't cause any trouble. In the meantime, I'm gonna head over to the school, don't wanna be late!" And with that, she ran off. Daleck gathered his things and headed for the school.
"Hey, Daleck!" As he walked, he heard another voice. It was Jehuty... again. He drove up to him in his car.
"Hop in, you're gonna be late!"
"It's another ten feet, I think I can make it."
"Well hurry it up! Today's the big day!" He drove off.
That's right... he totally forgot. All his military training would finally pay off today, or so he hoped. If he passed, he would finally get his weapon, and he would serve in the Alexandria army along with Maranda and Jehuty. It's what he always dreamed of. But that's if he passed. This project is sink or swim in regards to his future.
"Daleck, it is now your turn to present."
Crap.
"And don't forget," the teacher whispered to him, "this counts toward your future."
He walked up to the front of the class. He placed his things down on a podium, and stared to the students. He then looked over to the teacher, who had a stern look on his face. He opened his mouth to begin to speak, when something caught his eye in the window. The skies turned red, and lightning was striking everywhere. The entire classroom had a red tint to it, but when he looked over to all of the students, no one noticed anything. Daleck whipped his head towards the window again, as his eyes grew wider. Buildings were now on fire.
"Is something the matter?" His teacher asked. He looked over to him, and noticed that he was becoming very impatient. Daleck looked back once again to the chaos outside. Then, his eyes rolled back into his head, and he passed out.
"And I love you, Zidane. But... call me... Dagger."
Zidane smiled, then he and Garnet held hands and walked down the Alexandria river together. The sun slowly set in the distance. Their new life began together that day.
In time, Steiner became king and Beatrix became queen. Dagger finally fulfilled her only wish, to be free, as she joined Zidane in Tantalus.
"Hey, now you be a good girl, and don't get into any trouble," Beatrix said, looking down on Dagger.
"Don't worry about me. If I helped save the world once, I'm sure that I'll be fine here with Zidane." They both chuckled.
Steiner walked up to her. "Don't forget your mother's legacy, even if you're not continuing with it."
"I won't, Steiner. And don't forget to continue my legacy!"
"I will. You can be sure of that."
Daggers eyes began to get all watery. Then she jumped into Steiner's arms and gave him a hug. Startled at first, Steiner's look of bewilderment quickly turned into a smile as he patter her hair with his enormous hand. He put her back on the ground, and with that, she waved goodbye and walked toward the Prima Vista theater ship.
"Bye Steiner! I'll be back!"
"We'll be waiting!" He exclaimed.
She walked inside the ship and out to the deck. She got one last look at Steiner and Beatrix before the ship took off. She yelled to the couple, "Take care while I'm gone!"
"We will!" Beatrix yelled back.
And with that, the ship took off. Dagger stared at them until they were no longer in site. But she still stared at the castle. Zidane walked over to her and stared at the castle with her, then put his hand on her shoulder.
The vision then turned black.
Daleck's eyes opened as he noticed that he was in a small chamber. He looked around. Dresser to his right, closet to his left, window behind him... He noticed that he was sitting on a bed. Daleck stood up to realize that... he was in an army uniform.
"I'm... I'm in the Alexandria military?"
He looked out the window to see teenagers with the same uniforms walking around, socializing. He knew this to be true, now...
But how?...