Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Authors Note: Seriously running out of things to say here. Chapter nine.
Disclaimer: Still not the proud owner of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.
And Worlds End
Neil and Aki both jerked awake at the same time. Without a word they set about hooking up the monitors on their bodies. Everyone watched as the energy from them added to the spirit wave. "A perfect match." Jane muttered in awe.
Neil leaned against the wall, breathing heavily. "So, how do we use this thing?"
Aki chewed her bottom lip. "The only way to get this wave to work against the phantoms is if the phantom passes through... a person carrying... the wave." Everyone was silent. "So basically it's a suicide mission." Jane said. Aki nodded. Silence settled over them again.
"I'll do it." Everyone turned towards Grey.
"No, I'll do it." Aki stepped forward. Soon, they were arguing so much that no one noticed when Neil took the spirit wave and slipped out of the quatro. Jane turned when the barrier faded into a different color.
"Neil?" Everyone turned. Neil stood outside the barrier, looking up sadly at Jane. "What are you doing?" Jane stepped toward him and was about to touch the barrier when Neil threw up his hand.
"No! Don't touch that!" Jane recoiled. "I set the barrier up for electromagnetic pulse. Too much of the energy could kill you." Jane dropped her hands to her sides, but she stepped closer.
"What are you doing?" Neil met her gaze with an unflinching stare.
"I'm saving the planet." Jane finally noticed the blue spirit wave was missing. Realization hit her like a speeding train.
"No."
"Good bye, Jane." He began walking toward where the huge phantom gaia flowed from the ground.
"Neil." Jane grabbed a comm. "Neil, don't do this!" He didn't turn, or even pause.
Grey ripped the comm. from Jane's fingers. "Corporal Fleming! I order you to come back here!"
"That's one order I have to disobey, sir."
Jane took the comm. back. "Neil, please. Come back. We can figure out some other way to use the wave."
"It might be too late by then."
Jane was getting desperate. Neil stood tight in front of the phantom gaia. "Neil, I... I..." He lifted his hand toward the sky. "Neil, I love you!"
"I love you, too." He didn't turn, but he did lower his hand.
"Then why-"
"I didn't want you to get hurt. It was dangerous to be with me."
"Neil, I knew there were risks, but I didn't care. I wanted to be with you."
He was silent for a moment. "I'm sorry if I hurt you."
Jane smiled. "It's alright. Just come back." He lifted his hand again. "Neil!"
"I have to do this Jane. I have to save this planet."
"Neil!" Tears formed in Jane's eyes.
"I have to save my family."
Jane reached out and touched the barrier. A jolt of electricity made her jerk back. "Damnit, Neil." She whispered sorrowfully.
"I have to save you."
"Neil, don't!"
"We'll meet again someday."
"You can't leave me!"
"I love you."
"Neil!"
A phantom tentacle swept through him, taking his spirit and the spirit wave with it. He crumpled to the ground, dead.
"NO!"
Authors Note: Seriously running out of things to say here. Chapter nine.
Disclaimer: Still not the proud owner of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.
And Worlds End
Neil and Aki both jerked awake at the same time. Without a word they set about hooking up the monitors on their bodies. Everyone watched as the energy from them added to the spirit wave. "A perfect match." Jane muttered in awe.
Neil leaned against the wall, breathing heavily. "So, how do we use this thing?"
Aki chewed her bottom lip. "The only way to get this wave to work against the phantoms is if the phantom passes through... a person carrying... the wave." Everyone was silent. "So basically it's a suicide mission." Jane said. Aki nodded. Silence settled over them again.
"I'll do it." Everyone turned towards Grey.
"No, I'll do it." Aki stepped forward. Soon, they were arguing so much that no one noticed when Neil took the spirit wave and slipped out of the quatro. Jane turned when the barrier faded into a different color.
"Neil?" Everyone turned. Neil stood outside the barrier, looking up sadly at Jane. "What are you doing?" Jane stepped toward him and was about to touch the barrier when Neil threw up his hand.
"No! Don't touch that!" Jane recoiled. "I set the barrier up for electromagnetic pulse. Too much of the energy could kill you." Jane dropped her hands to her sides, but she stepped closer.
"What are you doing?" Neil met her gaze with an unflinching stare.
"I'm saving the planet." Jane finally noticed the blue spirit wave was missing. Realization hit her like a speeding train.
"No."
"Good bye, Jane." He began walking toward where the huge phantom gaia flowed from the ground.
"Neil." Jane grabbed a comm. "Neil, don't do this!" He didn't turn, or even pause.
Grey ripped the comm. from Jane's fingers. "Corporal Fleming! I order you to come back here!"
"That's one order I have to disobey, sir."
Jane took the comm. back. "Neil, please. Come back. We can figure out some other way to use the wave."
"It might be too late by then."
Jane was getting desperate. Neil stood tight in front of the phantom gaia. "Neil, I... I..." He lifted his hand toward the sky. "Neil, I love you!"
"I love you, too." He didn't turn, but he did lower his hand.
"Then why-"
"I didn't want you to get hurt. It was dangerous to be with me."
"Neil, I knew there were risks, but I didn't care. I wanted to be with you."
He was silent for a moment. "I'm sorry if I hurt you."
Jane smiled. "It's alright. Just come back." He lifted his hand again. "Neil!"
"I have to do this Jane. I have to save this planet."
"Neil!" Tears formed in Jane's eyes.
"I have to save my family."
Jane reached out and touched the barrier. A jolt of electricity made her jerk back. "Damnit, Neil." She whispered sorrowfully.
"I have to save you."
"Neil, don't!"
"We'll meet again someday."
"You can't leave me!"
"I love you."
"Neil!"
A phantom tentacle swept through him, taking his spirit and the spirit wave with it. He crumpled to the ground, dead.
"NO!"