Space: The Final Fantasy
written by Eric42 - eric42@planetc.com

Story based on the video games, Final Fantasy IV and VI.

Chapter Five: To the Moon


"Lunar magic may be the only way to save her." Nemby says.

"Moon magic? Save me? I thought only earth magic could help me." Terra replies.

"No. Moon magic is or used to be Earth magic. Now it's just Earth magic fit for the moon." Nemby replies.

"Lunar magic? Hummm...." Mog goes.

"Could this really help Terra? Is this for real?" asks Sabin.

"Yes. But one thing. Terra goes with us to the moon." says Banon.

"ME?!? TO THE MOON?!? Uhhhh...." Terra gets scared.

"Do you want to live?" asks Arvis.

"Yes, but..."

"Then come with us. It may be the only chance." Arvis replies.

"Ok."

Terra stands up and walks out the door with Nemby, Banon, and Arvis to the moon ship.

"Terra, are you sure you want to go?" asks Sabin.

"If it will save me. If it will allow me to live longer." says Terra.

Then the three board the ship.

"I'm going!" Sabin says. "I smell something fishy and it an't Setzer."

"HEY!" Setzer says.

Sabin then runs up to the moon ship and jumps on without Nemby knowing, while the ship was taking off.

"He did it. Whoa." Relm goes in amazement.

Then, Cyan and Clyde show up.

"What's going on, guys? Where Terra?" asked Cyan.

"CYAN!" Relm yells.

Relm runs to Cyan and hugs him.

"And you are?" asks Relm to Clyde.

"Name's Clyde. What just happened here?"

"Yeah! What's going on?" asks Cyan.

"That was Banon and Arvis. They have been living on the Moon." Setzer replies.

"Banon!?!? No way..." Cyan says.

"Yeah, it was. No doubt about it. Come on in here. I'll tell you all about it." Setzer says.

"Uhhh...ok."

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Locke walks into the doorway. He looks around him. "Gau, this is your office."

Gau walks into the room. "This mine? Thank you, Locke."

"No problem, but don't thank me, thank Ce.."

"Celes. I know. But if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be here."

"Yeah, well. I kinda have to go. See you later."

"Yeah, bye."

Locke walks out of the room.

"...and maybe I don't want to be here. I miss the Veldt. Gau miss other friends from the Returners." Gau says to himself.

Just then, Celes walks into the room.

"CELES! Did you..."

"Yes. You know if you do not want to be here, you can leave. You can leave at anytime." Celes replies.

"....I do this for friends because they need me."

"Thank you, Gau. You never have to do anything for me except call me a friend to make me happy." Celes says.

"Thank you....friend."

Celes smiles. "I came by to give you your first assignment. Here." Celes hands Gau a book and a bunch of papers. "Study up this stuff here and meet your first group of soldiers to train outside in 3 hours."

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The boat sets sail for Narshe, with Edgar on it. 'To see Terra once again.' Edgar thinks to himself as he looks over the edge.

"Sir."

Edgar turns around. It was the captain of the boat. "Yes?"

"Are you sure that you want to go to Narshe now? There has been reports of alien ships in the area. And of one that landed."

"Aliens? HA! Doubt that there is such things." says Edgar.

A man in black trench-coat walks up to Edgar. "There are such things as Aliens, you know."

"How could you know something like that?" asked Edgar.

"Maybe I just know these things." the man said. "Name's Josh. Josh Summers." He extends his hand.

"Edgar. King Edgar Figaro." Edgar reaches out and takes the man's hand and shakes it.

"So why are you going to Narshe?" Josh asked.

"To visit a sick friend. And to see what my brother is up to." Edgar replies.

"Yeah, right. I'm going to investigate this alien rumors."

"There can not be aliens. I sure of it."

"You're not too sure."