"Shadows of dark creatures, steel clouds floating in the air, people run
for shelter. What's gonna happen to us!? All the steps we take, all the
moves we make, all the pain at stake, I see the chaos for everyone who are
we. What can we do? You and I are same in the way that we have our own
styles that we won't change. Yours is filled with evil and mine's not.
There is no way I can lose." ~*Sonic Adventure
Chapter 7:
Liberi Fatali
Once everyone was sitting down, Quick Man spoke, "This may sound crazy, but all of us aren't normal robots." This earned him looks of confusion from the five robots that didn't know about their true power. "What I mean is…" Quick Man took a deep breath, exhaling slowly as he tried to find the right words. "We, you five included, can use magic."
"Magic?" Forte asked, deactivating his armor, which was replaced by the black cloths he was wearing before. "What do you think this is? Some kind of fantasy novel?"
Gemini Man nodded. "Forte, Rock, Blues, Flare Man, Electro…we're not lying." Torch Man stiffened. He hadn't been called Flare Man for a long time.
"F-Flare Man?" Torch Man asked, blinking. "I haven't been called that for sometime now…" he smirked as he remembered his real name. He had been dubbed Torch Man because he looked somewhat like the original Torch Man.
Forte blinked. "I didn't know your real name was Flare Man…" he grumbled, annoyed with the fact that he didn't even know his friend's real name. Flare Man grinned.
"Sorry 'bout that. Should've told you." The red haired Robot Master grinned and rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.
Quick Man continued. "I know it sounds crazy, but it's the truth." Rock shook his head. This was all too hard to swallow. "Haven't you all had something happen when you did something, and it wasn't…normal?"
Forte looked at the ground, not speaking for several minutes. Finally, he said, looking back up at Quick Man, "Well…maybe…there was one time that…something happened and I didn't…know how to explain it…You remember that, right, Electro?" Shock Man nodded.
Forte then told them what he meant. "Once…when I was training, Electro came in. He looked like he had been burned and beaten," Elec Man clutched his fists in anger that bubbled forth again from its place in the back of his mind. "When he told me what had happened, I was p***ed beyond belief and yelled without even realizing it, 'fireball'. And, as soon as the word left my mouth, Electro froze and his eyes were about the size of dinner-plates. I turned and saw the dummy I had been practicing on had been burned to a cinder."
Quick Man nodded. "Its little things like that that signify you as a Sorcerer."
Before he could continue, someone, a female by the sound of it, yelled, "Hey! Has everybody forgotten about me?!"
Quick Man and Crash Man sweat dropped. "Oops. Looks like we forgot that other Light 'bot." Crash Man said, standing. "I'll go get her." With that, he DASHed off, returning a few minutes later with a girl who looked like a lavender haired version of Roll from Megaman Legends. Her shorts and shirt were purple as were her boots and elbow-length gloved. Resting on her head was a purple hat and in her belt was a Plasma Pistol.
Rock and Blues stood and hugged her as Rock said, smiling brightly, "Ari! Your alive!"
Ari hugged her brothers and nodded. "I'm glad you two are okay! Where's Roll and Dr. Light? And Rush?" Rock's smile faded as he answered softly.
"Their…gone…something…took them away…" Ari lowered her gaze to the ground and sniffled.
After a second, she brightened and said, looking determined, "Don't worry! We'll find them in no time flat!"
Forte stared up at Ari, who hadn't even noticed him or the other Robot Masters, his eyes wide and his mouth slightly agape. Flare Man grinned and elbowed Fire Man lightly, pointing to Forte once he had gotten his brother's attention. The fiery Robot Master grinned back and snickered.
Ari finally noticed Forte and asked, blinking at him as a confused look crossed her face, "Um…who are you?"
Rock introduced everyone, pointing to each one in turn. Ari smiled sweetly and shook everybody's hands, not noticing Forte's slight stuttering as he said, '"Um…H-hi…"
He scolded himself mentally, frowning. D***it! Why the h*** am I so nervous?! She's Rock's sister! She's a Light 'bot! She's…he went on like this for a good ten minutes, completely ignoring everybody as he mentally raged on.
That is, until he realized that Shock Man was waving his hand in front of his face, looking concerned. Forte sweat dropped and quickly said, glancing over at Ari, who giggled, "Um…get on with this crazy explanation before I get bored."
Quick Man again nodded and continued as Ari settled down between Blues and Rock. "Well, as I was saying, every one of you,"
"Including us." Fire Man said.
"Are magic users and have been put into several different classes. Forte, you're a Sorcerer. A Sorcerer is someone who uses all types of magic, mostly Black, but can use others.
Electro, you're a Lightning Knight. A Lightning Knight is a special type of Mage who can bend the element of electricity to your will. Elec Man is the same.
Flare Man, you're a Pyro-Spark. Pyro-Sparks are experts in fire type spells. Your brother, Fire Man, is the same as well.
Rock, you are a Reinstate, a special type of Healer who can only use White magic and some small Elemental type, mostly Water and Earth types.
Blues, you're a Water Knight. A Water Knight is someone who serves the Water Serpent. They use mostly Water based spells but can use other ones as well, including Black.
Ari, you're a Song Caster. A Song Caster is someone who can cast spells using a song. They use all types, but cannot use Black Magic, for it 'taints their souls'. I honestly never believed in that myth, so, no worries. Crystal Man is a good example of a Song Caster who used Black Magic and didn't go psycho."
Everyone was quiet, the Robot Masters watching the six other robots. Forte was the first to speak, looking annoyed yet sounded skeptical. "Okay then. If we can use magic, why didn't we know about it?"
Metal Man spoke up. "Because. Wily and Light didn't want their most prized robots to know about it, Forte, Shock Man and Flare Man for fear of them rebelling against Wily sooner, Rock, Blues and Ari because Light was afraid they might misuse their gifts."
Forte opened his mouth to say something, but simply close it again, his statement lost and his head hurting.
Shock Man looked up at Magnet Man, the one closest to him, and asked, "What does Dark Moon Lord want with us?" Magnet Man almost choked as he gawked at the young Robot Master.
"How…do you know about her?!" he choked, blinking. Shock Man shrugged slowly.
"I…had a dream about her…" he answered innocently. "She was very pretty, but I got a bad feeling around her. She was pretty, but scary too."
Elec Man looked panicked as he heard about his brother's dreams. Flare Man, Forte, Ari, Rock and Blues looked at each other and blinked. Flare Man said, after getting confirmations from the other four, "We've had the same dream."
The seven Robot Masters looked at each other and Elec Man said, burying his head in his hands, "No…why'd she target them?"
"Whadoya mean?" Forte asked, a feeling of dread appearing in the pit of his stomach. Crash Man spoke up.
"Well…it seems that Dark Moon Lord is after us and you guys now." He said.
"Oh, great. So your saying, we're on some lady's hit list because we know you people?!" Blues asked, glaring from behind his sunglasses. The Robot Masters nodded in union, making the six other magic users sigh.
Forte said, looking thoroughly peeved, "So in order to get us, she's kidnapped everyone we cared about, right?" Quick Man nodded sadly. "D***…That means she has Gospel…"
"And Roll and Dr. Light…" Rock whispered, Flare Man patting the Blue Bomber gently on the back.
"And Silver Fang…he disappeared shortly after we left the apartment…I hope she doesn't hurt him or the others…"
"Oh, she will. She will. If she wants us bad enough, she'll do whatever it takes, be it driving them mad and forcing you guys to come for revenge, torturing them or simply dismantling them." Quick Man said sadly. Shock Man whimpered and fought back tears as he thought of his best friend getting torn apart. Elec Man hugged his brother, who whimpered.
"W-Will we find her before s-she does that to them?" Shock Man asked, looking up at his brother, who nodded and smiled weakly.
"Yeah. We'll find her, bro." The blond Robot Master said.
Forte clutched his fists and stood as he said, "Well? What are we waiting for? Christmas? Lets go find her and kick her a** so hard she'll kiss Pluto!"
The others stood as well and Gemini Man said, "Right! Lets split up. We can radio back to everyone if we find her lair. Okay?"
"Sure thing, Freddy." Blues said sarcastically. But in reality, he was all for the idea.
"…Magnet Man, Metal Man and Ari will go with Forte." Quick Man said, the people mentioned walking over to stand in a small cluster away from everybody else. "Flare Man, Rock and Fire Man will go with Crash Man." They grouped together, standing away from the others.
"Gemini Man, Blues and Shock Man will go with Elec Man and myself. Everybody ready?" Everybody nodded. "Good. Now, lets go!"
The three groups then walked off in three separate directions, all hoping that their friends will be safe and unharmed.
~* Liberi Fatali/Fateful Children: Final Fantasy VIII
Chapter 7:
Liberi Fatali
Once everyone was sitting down, Quick Man spoke, "This may sound crazy, but all of us aren't normal robots." This earned him looks of confusion from the five robots that didn't know about their true power. "What I mean is…" Quick Man took a deep breath, exhaling slowly as he tried to find the right words. "We, you five included, can use magic."
"Magic?" Forte asked, deactivating his armor, which was replaced by the black cloths he was wearing before. "What do you think this is? Some kind of fantasy novel?"
Gemini Man nodded. "Forte, Rock, Blues, Flare Man, Electro…we're not lying." Torch Man stiffened. He hadn't been called Flare Man for a long time.
"F-Flare Man?" Torch Man asked, blinking. "I haven't been called that for sometime now…" he smirked as he remembered his real name. He had been dubbed Torch Man because he looked somewhat like the original Torch Man.
Forte blinked. "I didn't know your real name was Flare Man…" he grumbled, annoyed with the fact that he didn't even know his friend's real name. Flare Man grinned.
"Sorry 'bout that. Should've told you." The red haired Robot Master grinned and rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.
Quick Man continued. "I know it sounds crazy, but it's the truth." Rock shook his head. This was all too hard to swallow. "Haven't you all had something happen when you did something, and it wasn't…normal?"
Forte looked at the ground, not speaking for several minutes. Finally, he said, looking back up at Quick Man, "Well…maybe…there was one time that…something happened and I didn't…know how to explain it…You remember that, right, Electro?" Shock Man nodded.
Forte then told them what he meant. "Once…when I was training, Electro came in. He looked like he had been burned and beaten," Elec Man clutched his fists in anger that bubbled forth again from its place in the back of his mind. "When he told me what had happened, I was p***ed beyond belief and yelled without even realizing it, 'fireball'. And, as soon as the word left my mouth, Electro froze and his eyes were about the size of dinner-plates. I turned and saw the dummy I had been practicing on had been burned to a cinder."
Quick Man nodded. "Its little things like that that signify you as a Sorcerer."
Before he could continue, someone, a female by the sound of it, yelled, "Hey! Has everybody forgotten about me?!"
Quick Man and Crash Man sweat dropped. "Oops. Looks like we forgot that other Light 'bot." Crash Man said, standing. "I'll go get her." With that, he DASHed off, returning a few minutes later with a girl who looked like a lavender haired version of Roll from Megaman Legends. Her shorts and shirt were purple as were her boots and elbow-length gloved. Resting on her head was a purple hat and in her belt was a Plasma Pistol.
Rock and Blues stood and hugged her as Rock said, smiling brightly, "Ari! Your alive!"
Ari hugged her brothers and nodded. "I'm glad you two are okay! Where's Roll and Dr. Light? And Rush?" Rock's smile faded as he answered softly.
"Their…gone…something…took them away…" Ari lowered her gaze to the ground and sniffled.
After a second, she brightened and said, looking determined, "Don't worry! We'll find them in no time flat!"
Forte stared up at Ari, who hadn't even noticed him or the other Robot Masters, his eyes wide and his mouth slightly agape. Flare Man grinned and elbowed Fire Man lightly, pointing to Forte once he had gotten his brother's attention. The fiery Robot Master grinned back and snickered.
Ari finally noticed Forte and asked, blinking at him as a confused look crossed her face, "Um…who are you?"
Rock introduced everyone, pointing to each one in turn. Ari smiled sweetly and shook everybody's hands, not noticing Forte's slight stuttering as he said, '"Um…H-hi…"
He scolded himself mentally, frowning. D***it! Why the h*** am I so nervous?! She's Rock's sister! She's a Light 'bot! She's…he went on like this for a good ten minutes, completely ignoring everybody as he mentally raged on.
That is, until he realized that Shock Man was waving his hand in front of his face, looking concerned. Forte sweat dropped and quickly said, glancing over at Ari, who giggled, "Um…get on with this crazy explanation before I get bored."
Quick Man again nodded and continued as Ari settled down between Blues and Rock. "Well, as I was saying, every one of you,"
"Including us." Fire Man said.
"Are magic users and have been put into several different classes. Forte, you're a Sorcerer. A Sorcerer is someone who uses all types of magic, mostly Black, but can use others.
Electro, you're a Lightning Knight. A Lightning Knight is a special type of Mage who can bend the element of electricity to your will. Elec Man is the same.
Flare Man, you're a Pyro-Spark. Pyro-Sparks are experts in fire type spells. Your brother, Fire Man, is the same as well.
Rock, you are a Reinstate, a special type of Healer who can only use White magic and some small Elemental type, mostly Water and Earth types.
Blues, you're a Water Knight. A Water Knight is someone who serves the Water Serpent. They use mostly Water based spells but can use other ones as well, including Black.
Ari, you're a Song Caster. A Song Caster is someone who can cast spells using a song. They use all types, but cannot use Black Magic, for it 'taints their souls'. I honestly never believed in that myth, so, no worries. Crystal Man is a good example of a Song Caster who used Black Magic and didn't go psycho."
Everyone was quiet, the Robot Masters watching the six other robots. Forte was the first to speak, looking annoyed yet sounded skeptical. "Okay then. If we can use magic, why didn't we know about it?"
Metal Man spoke up. "Because. Wily and Light didn't want their most prized robots to know about it, Forte, Shock Man and Flare Man for fear of them rebelling against Wily sooner, Rock, Blues and Ari because Light was afraid they might misuse their gifts."
Forte opened his mouth to say something, but simply close it again, his statement lost and his head hurting.
Shock Man looked up at Magnet Man, the one closest to him, and asked, "What does Dark Moon Lord want with us?" Magnet Man almost choked as he gawked at the young Robot Master.
"How…do you know about her?!" he choked, blinking. Shock Man shrugged slowly.
"I…had a dream about her…" he answered innocently. "She was very pretty, but I got a bad feeling around her. She was pretty, but scary too."
Elec Man looked panicked as he heard about his brother's dreams. Flare Man, Forte, Ari, Rock and Blues looked at each other and blinked. Flare Man said, after getting confirmations from the other four, "We've had the same dream."
The seven Robot Masters looked at each other and Elec Man said, burying his head in his hands, "No…why'd she target them?"
"Whadoya mean?" Forte asked, a feeling of dread appearing in the pit of his stomach. Crash Man spoke up.
"Well…it seems that Dark Moon Lord is after us and you guys now." He said.
"Oh, great. So your saying, we're on some lady's hit list because we know you people?!" Blues asked, glaring from behind his sunglasses. The Robot Masters nodded in union, making the six other magic users sigh.
Forte said, looking thoroughly peeved, "So in order to get us, she's kidnapped everyone we cared about, right?" Quick Man nodded sadly. "D***…That means she has Gospel…"
"And Roll and Dr. Light…" Rock whispered, Flare Man patting the Blue Bomber gently on the back.
"And Silver Fang…he disappeared shortly after we left the apartment…I hope she doesn't hurt him or the others…"
"Oh, she will. She will. If she wants us bad enough, she'll do whatever it takes, be it driving them mad and forcing you guys to come for revenge, torturing them or simply dismantling them." Quick Man said sadly. Shock Man whimpered and fought back tears as he thought of his best friend getting torn apart. Elec Man hugged his brother, who whimpered.
"W-Will we find her before s-she does that to them?" Shock Man asked, looking up at his brother, who nodded and smiled weakly.
"Yeah. We'll find her, bro." The blond Robot Master said.
Forte clutched his fists and stood as he said, "Well? What are we waiting for? Christmas? Lets go find her and kick her a** so hard she'll kiss Pluto!"
The others stood as well and Gemini Man said, "Right! Lets split up. We can radio back to everyone if we find her lair. Okay?"
"Sure thing, Freddy." Blues said sarcastically. But in reality, he was all for the idea.
"…Magnet Man, Metal Man and Ari will go with Forte." Quick Man said, the people mentioned walking over to stand in a small cluster away from everybody else. "Flare Man, Rock and Fire Man will go with Crash Man." They grouped together, standing away from the others.
"Gemini Man, Blues and Shock Man will go with Elec Man and myself. Everybody ready?" Everybody nodded. "Good. Now, lets go!"
The three groups then walked off in three separate directions, all hoping that their friends will be safe and unharmed.
~* Liberi Fatali/Fateful Children: Final Fantasy VIII