1 Chapter Four…Working For A Common Cause
A few moments later, they all gathered in the conference room. "Alright, I suppose the first thing to do would be to introduce ourselves," Cecil said. "I am the King Cecil of Baron and this is my wife Rosa."
"I am Edge, King of Eblan," Edge stated flatly, still not removing his eyes from the muscled stranger's.
"I am Kain," Kain said simply, not one for long introductions.
"My name is Rydia," the caller introduced herself.
Yang bowed deeply and introduced himself, "King Yang of Fabul."
Edward introduced himself in turn, "King Edward of Damcyan."
"I am Porom, white wizard from Mysidia, and this is my brother, Polom. He's a black wizard," Porom said politely.
"And don't you forget it!" Polom stated matter-of-factly.
Cid, who had been watching Edge glare at the stranger this whole time, finally spoke up. "Oh, stop looking at the lad, you ol' fuddy duddy," he said. This made the strangers laugh out loud. "My name is Cid, Master Engineer."
The caped man stood. "We are pleased to meet you all. I am King Edgar from Figaro, and this is my twin brother, Sabin."
"Sabin, eh?" Edge said, still not relinquishing his gaze.
"Yes. I am Sabin. You got a problem with that?" Sabin stated coldly. Edgar gave him a harsh look.
"Brother…"
"Ahem. If you three are quite finished now." The blonde woman stood. "I am Celes."
"I am pleased to introduce thyself. My name ist Cyan." The warrior bowed when he stood.
"My name is Locke," the rugged warrior with the bandana said.
"Did we miss anyone?" Edge asked.
"Ahem." The green haired woman stood and smiled.
"Oh…sorry," Edge apologized almost immediately
"Terra."
"Terra….that's a pretty name," Edge stated.
"Thanks." Terra smiled again.
"Well, now that the introductions are out of the way for the time being, we should get done to business," Edgar said, taking almost immediate charge of the situation. Cecil looked up at him. "Of course, that is, with your permission, King Cecil."
"By all means. I was hoping for an explanation." Edgar looked the part of a born leader, like Edge. Cecil almost felt out of place in his own castle. He concentrated on what Edgar was saying.
"Very well, then." Edgar moved around the room as he spoke. "We came here from the future. In pursuit of a very powerful demon by the name of Shefiel who has wrecked havoc on the countryside, toppling buildings, scaring people and such. That giant you saw was only one of the demon's minions. We are looking for the leader itself."
"The problem is that we don't know who the demon is just yet. We have a sinking suspicion we won't like him though," Sabin added. "But that won't stop us from stomping him into oblivion."
"Truth be told, we could use your help. We don't know this particular country, or for that matter, this continent. Our home is pretty far away," Edgar continued.
"We aren't just going to be tour guides! We want this demon, too!" Edge stated, standing and looking at Edgar fiercely.
"Calm down, Edge," Cecil said.
"If that giant was only the beginning, then this thing is not only a threat to you, but to us as well, and I for one am not going to sit around and watch. I demand that we fight, too!"
Edgar looked at Edge and said, "I wouldn't have it any other way." That seemed to calm him down a bit. Edgar turned to Cecil. "King Cecil—."
"Just Cecil will do."
"Cecil, we have friends that are arriving soon. They dropped us off and had to leave again. Is it alright if they land near Baron?"
"But of course."
"Thank you."
"So we should be expecting an airship landing?" Cid asked. Edgar nodded. "Alright. I guess I'd better go clear some space outside." He stood and left the room.
"Cid takes care of the airship landings here," Cecil explained.
"So you have airships here?" Terra asked. "I thought the Falcon was the only one."
"I should say not, Cecil's Red Wings are here as well," Kain said, finally speaking after a long silence.
"Great. Now the Falcon can take a break," Sabin chuckled.
"Yes. Setzer will think he's in heaven," Edgar smiled at his brother.
"King Edgar—," Rosa began.
"Please call me Edgar," Edgar said cheerfully to the queen.
"Okay. Edgar, I want to thank you for helping us."
"No problem at all, Highness." Edgar bowed.
A few moments later, they all gathered in the conference room. "Alright, I suppose the first thing to do would be to introduce ourselves," Cecil said. "I am the King Cecil of Baron and this is my wife Rosa."
"I am Edge, King of Eblan," Edge stated flatly, still not removing his eyes from the muscled stranger's.
"I am Kain," Kain said simply, not one for long introductions.
"My name is Rydia," the caller introduced herself.
Yang bowed deeply and introduced himself, "King Yang of Fabul."
Edward introduced himself in turn, "King Edward of Damcyan."
"I am Porom, white wizard from Mysidia, and this is my brother, Polom. He's a black wizard," Porom said politely.
"And don't you forget it!" Polom stated matter-of-factly.
Cid, who had been watching Edge glare at the stranger this whole time, finally spoke up. "Oh, stop looking at the lad, you ol' fuddy duddy," he said. This made the strangers laugh out loud. "My name is Cid, Master Engineer."
The caped man stood. "We are pleased to meet you all. I am King Edgar from Figaro, and this is my twin brother, Sabin."
"Sabin, eh?" Edge said, still not relinquishing his gaze.
"Yes. I am Sabin. You got a problem with that?" Sabin stated coldly. Edgar gave him a harsh look.
"Brother…"
"Ahem. If you three are quite finished now." The blonde woman stood. "I am Celes."
"I am pleased to introduce thyself. My name ist Cyan." The warrior bowed when he stood.
"My name is Locke," the rugged warrior with the bandana said.
"Did we miss anyone?" Edge asked.
"Ahem." The green haired woman stood and smiled.
"Oh…sorry," Edge apologized almost immediately
"Terra."
"Terra….that's a pretty name," Edge stated.
"Thanks." Terra smiled again.
"Well, now that the introductions are out of the way for the time being, we should get done to business," Edgar said, taking almost immediate charge of the situation. Cecil looked up at him. "Of course, that is, with your permission, King Cecil."
"By all means. I was hoping for an explanation." Edgar looked the part of a born leader, like Edge. Cecil almost felt out of place in his own castle. He concentrated on what Edgar was saying.
"Very well, then." Edgar moved around the room as he spoke. "We came here from the future. In pursuit of a very powerful demon by the name of Shefiel who has wrecked havoc on the countryside, toppling buildings, scaring people and such. That giant you saw was only one of the demon's minions. We are looking for the leader itself."
"The problem is that we don't know who the demon is just yet. We have a sinking suspicion we won't like him though," Sabin added. "But that won't stop us from stomping him into oblivion."
"Truth be told, we could use your help. We don't know this particular country, or for that matter, this continent. Our home is pretty far away," Edgar continued.
"We aren't just going to be tour guides! We want this demon, too!" Edge stated, standing and looking at Edgar fiercely.
"Calm down, Edge," Cecil said.
"If that giant was only the beginning, then this thing is not only a threat to you, but to us as well, and I for one am not going to sit around and watch. I demand that we fight, too!"
Edgar looked at Edge and said, "I wouldn't have it any other way." That seemed to calm him down a bit. Edgar turned to Cecil. "King Cecil—."
"Just Cecil will do."
"Cecil, we have friends that are arriving soon. They dropped us off and had to leave again. Is it alright if they land near Baron?"
"But of course."
"Thank you."
"So we should be expecting an airship landing?" Cid asked. Edgar nodded. "Alright. I guess I'd better go clear some space outside." He stood and left the room.
"Cid takes care of the airship landings here," Cecil explained.
"So you have airships here?" Terra asked. "I thought the Falcon was the only one."
"I should say not, Cecil's Red Wings are here as well," Kain said, finally speaking after a long silence.
"Great. Now the Falcon can take a break," Sabin chuckled.
"Yes. Setzer will think he's in heaven," Edgar smiled at his brother.
"King Edgar—," Rosa began.
"Please call me Edgar," Edgar said cheerfully to the queen.
"Okay. Edgar, I want to thank you for helping us."
"No problem at all, Highness." Edgar bowed.