Final Fantasy IX
The Lost Eidolons
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Disclaimer: I don't own a single damned FF character, none of em are made up 'cept a few Eidolons, THATS IT. SO =P
Note: Also, anything in ' ' is Italics, since they wont show up inn .txt =*(
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Part One:
Trinity
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Chapter One:
Lost and Found

'Zidane...'
'Where are you now?'
'Ever since you left again....'
'I've....been lost...'
'Please...just....come back...'
'Please...'

A beautiful, cloudless night. The stars hung high in the sky, shining brightly along with Gaia's twin moons. Garnet was on the balcony just outside her room, staring at the stars, thinking of... Zidane. Where had he gone? What was he doing? Garnet sat there, waiting, just waiting for his return. When he did, well, let's not go that far... Garnet watched the stars twinkle
in the night as she watched some more. A light blue streak of light shot across the sky.

'A shooting star?'

Garnet watched as it streaked across the sky. She watched as it disappeared into the darkness, and then watched the streak slowly fade away.

'Zidane...please...come home...come home...to me...'


Morning came early the next day. The sun shone through the thin glass windows of Garnets spotless, fancy room. As the sun came up over her eyes, she awakened. Her beautiful brown eyes appeared as her eyelids rose up to her eyebrows. She covered her eyes with her hand and rose from the bed. She walked over to the balcony. She tossed open the windows
and a small, cool breeze swept in, moving the curtains. She looked out over...her kingdom.

Alexandria spread almost as far as her eyes could see. Building after building, looking newer than before since the attack. The citizens had come together in unison, knowing that if they stuck together, they could make it. And they proved it to themselves by rebuilding the entire town.

She watched as the birds flew mightily over the sky, as if they were proud to fly over Alexandria. They swopped down and perched on a tree down in the city. She looked over to the left. She could barely make out two children standing near the water where the boat would be to take them to the castle. The were splashing each other, having a fun time.

Alexandria seemed to be having another perfect day, a day where nothing could go wrong. A day where everything seemed to go everyones way. Except... for hers.

'Zidane, come home.'


From a distance, you couldn't tell if it was a flaming ball of fire on legs or a feathered piece of gold, but from up close, you could see it well. A young man rode on the chocobos's back, and, trailing not far behind, was another small, golden chocobo, with a steeple-hat character riding him. The two chocobos ran across the grassy plains near their destination.

"Wonderful day, isn't it Vivi?" the one on the larger Chocobo said.

"Sure is, Zidane," Vivi replied.

"Dagger will surely be suprised," Zidane said, watching the distance carefully for any trace of buildings.

"Yea, I hope we get there in time," Vivi replied.

"We will," Zidane said, pulling out 2 Gyshal Greens from his bag. He tossed them both ahead of the chocobo's paths. Noticing them instantly, they chomped them up deliciously. "Come on guys, let's get movin'!"

And so the chocobo's sped up, and Zidane and Vivi hoped greatly that they would reach their destination soon.


It was nighttime again. Garnet sat outside on her balcony, waiting for her "knight in shining armor" to arrive. Inside her head, she hummed her song...our song...

'Alone for a while I've been searching through the dark,' she paused, looking high into the dark sky...'for traces of the love you left inside my lonely heart,' then she thought, 'where can you be?' 'To weave by picking up the pieces that remain. Melodies of Life - Love's lost refrain.'
She looked out into the water where the "ferry" took visitors across. The boat was coming to the castle. 'A visitor? This late? What the...' Garnet looked off. She couldn't tell who it was. The darkened figures entered the castle.
'WHAT THE?!?!?' Garnet went back into her room, out into the hall, and turned over to the balcony, which overlooked the entrance inside the castle. Here she ran into Steiner.
"Steiner! Someone just waltzed right into the castle!" Garnet told him urgently.
"What? That's insane! I just came from down there, I saw not a thing!" Steiner replied.
"Really?"
"Really!"
"Alright, sorry for bothering you," Garnet turned and went back down the hall.
"Ya know, if you REALLY did see something, tell me now, and I'll check out the castle," Steiner replied.
"Nah, I was probably... imagning it," Garnet replied. 'Or was I?'
As she turned into her room, she noticed she had left the glass doors open to the balcony. And on the balcony was something else.
Zidane! Garnet rushed forward into his arms. 'How long has it been...I've missed you...' She hugged his warm body tighter.
"You...you came back..." Garnet said, almost in tears.
"I keep my promises, don't I? I came back to you the first time, why should I leave you again?" Zidane replied, hugging her almost as tight as she was to him.
"I... I don't know what to say..." Garnet cried.
"Then let's not say anything, and cherish the moment," Zidane said.
And the two sat there, arms around each other, sharing the love that had so long been seperated. 'Zidane, never leave me again.'