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
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Part One:
Trinity
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Chapter Three:
Starry Night

The stars, like any other night this week, shown brightly over Gaia. Dagger and Zidane had been chatting for about an hour or so, Vivi adding his comments here and there as well, but, Vivi was tired from a full day of work, so he rest peacefully next to Dagger. The other two, however, still talked.

"So, Dagger, can you tell me one more thing?" Zidane stared up at the stars in the sky.

"I guess, but what would I have to tell you?" Dagger, cuddling up next to Zidane, who kept her war, asked.

"Can you please tell me... what the..." Zidanes eyes followed a small, hurling object through the sky. 'Like a shooting start,' Zidane thought. And that shooting star was coming very close to them.

"What... in.... the....hell?" Dagger looked up and saw it coming towards them. Not quite right at them, but it wouldn't land too far away. The small, blazing-ball of fire swooshed passed them and landed in the forest. As they heard the impact, the sky became light for a split second, like a camera's flash, and then returned to the darkness of the night.

"What was that?" Vivi asked sleepily, waking up.

"We don't know..." Zidane said, peering off into the forest in search of where it landed.

"Should we go and," Dagger started.

"Check it out?" Zidane finished it.

"I guess so," Dagger nodded in agreement. Zidane started off for the forest, dagger following closely behind.

"Hey! What about me?" Vivi sat on the ground, watching them walk off.

"You can come if ya want!" Dagger hollered back. Vivi got up and ran toward them, not wanting to be left behind.

They ventured off through the forest, in seek of the mysterious object that had landed here. Stepping over fallen limbs and tree roots, pushing away tree branches and tall plants. They made their way into the deepest parts of the forest. And they then suddenly came into a small opening in the forest. On the forest floor lay a small crater, and inside of it a small treasure: a dark blue gem embedded in a golden casing. The casings' design was fancy-like, meaning that someone had owned it before. Gold just didn't carve itself =).

"What in the hell... is that?" Dagger wondered, peering over the crater. Zidane pulled her back.

"Wait," Zidane grabbed her and stopped her.

"Oh come on, it's not like it's gonna kill me or anything," Dagger leered at him. Zidane had to laugh, she looked funny when she did it.

"..." Dagger reached down and grabbed the treasure. Oddly, it wasn't hot.'Now how can this travel through the sky at such a speed and not be hot?'

"Strange... I wonder what it is..." Dagger peered into it, as if peering into someones eyes to find something. You know its there, but what?

Suddenly, Dagger was surrounded in light. A dark-blue light, almost the color of the gem itself. She levitated for almost an instant, and screamed in pain.

"AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" Dagger screamed as if it was hurting her. Her eyes went blank and turned white, and suddenly, the light rose from her and up a little above her. For only a split second, a figure could be made out. It looked... almmost human.

Zidane stared at it. 'It looks like a chick...' Zidane thought, still staring. She had wings like an angel, a wicked-looking staff with a blue orb of light on it, and her clothes were even more wicked. Zidane couldn't tell what she was wearing; he only saw her for a split second. Then, as quickly as it faded, Dagger fell to the ground on her knees. She held her head in her hands tightly.

"Dagger! What just happened?" Zidane kneeled down next to her and grabbed her shoulder. He brought her head up. Dagger looked at him for a second and muttered her final words.

"Her judgement will decide..." And with that, Dagger collapsed in his arms and fell into a deep, enchanted sleep.